Children in the crossfire (Gaza Strip)

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http://www.sptimes.com/2004/12/05/Worldandnation/Children_in_the_cross.shtml

By SUSAN TAYLOR MARTIN, St. Petersburg Times
Published December 5, 2004

KHAN YUNIS, Gaza Strip - Prim and neat in their matching smocks, students were taking Arabic dictation Oct. 13 when the familiar sound of gunfire echoed through the Khan Yunis Elementary School.

Three dozen girls dove under their desks. All but one made it to cover.

Gadeer Mekhamer, 11, tried to stand, then collapsed. A spot of crimson was slowly seeping across the crisp black and white stripes of her uniform.

As classmates screamed, a teacher carried the unconscious child outside and flagged down a car. Gadeer was rushed to a hospital, where she died the next day - killed, her teachers and family claim, by an Israeli bullet.

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