including 415 children :
"Autumn Clouds" hit the civilian population harder than previous operations during Israel's more than four-month-long incursion into Gaza, purportedly to halt the launching of Al-Qassam rockets into Israel and to secure the recovery of an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas. 352 Palestinians have died and 1,283 injured, including 415 children during the on-going invasion, according to the PA Health Ministry.Al-Ahram 9-15.Nov.06
Israeli forces declared the area a closed military zone, confining residents to their homes in order to conduct door-to- door searches to locate Palestinians on their 'wanted' list, and to conduct interrogations. Israeli forces called over loud speakers for all male residents between the ages of 16 to 45 to stand outside their homes
