In the past two days, 4 Palestinians, including a woman and a child, were wounded in incidents of misuse of weapons in Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip and Deir al-Balah town in the central Gaza Strip.
"CSI: Jabalya."
"Yes, I'd like to report a misuse of weapons."
"I'll connect you."
"Hello. You have reached CSI:Jabalya's Misuse of Weapons Division. Your call is very important to us. Please stay on the line and our first available representative will be happy to assist you. Estimated response time is currently...SIX...TEEN hours and...TWENTY...FOUR...minutes.
"Hello. You have reached CSI:Jab...
According to investigations conducted by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), at approximately 15:00, on Wednesday, 03 March 2010, Mo'athe Abdul Karim al-Ja'beer, 15, and Ahmed Ziad Mousa, 18, both from Jabalya refugee camp, were admitted into Kamal 'Edwan Hospital in Beit Lahia town. They were wounded by shrapnel from the explosion of a bomb. Al-Ja'beer and Mousa were mishandled the fuse of the bomb, which was brought by al-Ja'beer to a barbershop in the center of Jabalya refugee camp.
What'll we do with it, Ahmed?
Let's take it to the barbershop, Mo. They'll know what to do.
According to medical sources, the right hand's fingers of al-Ja'beer were amputated, while Mosa was wounded by shrapnel to his left eye. They sustain moderate wounds.
Yeah, it's all fun and games until someone takes shrapnel in the eye and his buddy loses his fingers. There goes Mo's Little League career...
At approximately 17:30 of the same day, Bilal Akram Abu Lehia, 19, from Jabalya refugee camp, was admitted into Kamal 'Edwan Hospital in Beit Lahia. He was wounded by a gunshot to the left leg, as he was playing with his private gun at home. Medical sources described his wound as moderate.
Doing his Plaxico Burress imitation, I'll bet. This'll impress all the chicks at the club...
At approximately 16:00, on Tuesday, 02 March 2010, Nazmiya Ali Fatayer, 55, from Deir al-Balah town in the central Gaza Strip, was wounded by shrapnel from a gunshot to her legs by mistake, as her son was playing with a gun. Fatayer was taken to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital to receive medical treatment, where medical sources described her wound as light.
Maybe you'll listen the next time when I say no more meatloaf. Okay, mom?
PCHR is deeply concerned over increasing incidents of misuse of weapons, which are part of the state of security chaos and proliferation of weapons in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. PCHR calls upon concerned authorities to take all necessary measures needed for ensuring non-recurrence of such incidents.
Perhaps they could work on that "playing" with guns thing to start?