Els habitants de la ciutat només feia tres dies que vivien la guerra i ja hi havia un total de 130 víctimes, d'entre elles 21 nens. En 51 dies de matança van morir més de 2.000 palestins.
Gazans were only three days into the war and already counted over 130 casualties, among whom 21 were children, in a bloodshed that would see over 2,000 Palestinians killed in 51 days.