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"The situation here is very difficult. They are shooting at us from everywhere, at all targets - military or not. Many have been killed and more injured, especially in the first two days.
"They are using all sorts of bombs. They weigh up to 500kg and can take out a 15-storey building in a second, like an earthquake.
"Everyone is living in fear. You never know who they are going to hit.
"Obviously, there is anger. It's our people dying - our kin, our relatives, not strangers. But people stick together. They live because they have to live.
"We're just waiting for the next bomb to fall and wondering whether it will hit us or the neighbours. We are not afraid of the bombs falling, just anxious about who they will fall on.. "
-- Amin: Doctor in a public hospital
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"What is happening here is unbelievable, it's shocking – a catastrophe. We've been living a nightmare for the past two days because of what's happening around us.
"I fear for myself, my family and the people I care about. In all my life, I've never had such a bad feeling.
"The children, my nephew and niece, are so scared. They hide under the beds, terrified, and I can do nothing to help them, except to sing soothing words to them. But nothing can help them in this situation.
"Every single person in Gaza is in a very bad psychological state .. "
-- Ghada: Human Rights Worker
http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2008/12/20081229103924975479.html
