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most deadly single incident, the death of 8 workers at a railway repair shop in Haifa on
16 July 2006. A 220m rocket attack (or the similar 302mm rocket with ball bearings) on an IDF
encampment near Kfar Giladi, a kibbutz in the northeastern Israel, is also responsible for the
death of all 12 IDF soldiers killed on Israeli territory.
91
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ‘Behind the Headlines: Israel's counter terrorist campaign’
(15 August 2006), online at http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/About+the+Ministry/Behind+the
+Headlines/Israels+counter+terrorist+campaign+-+FAQ+18-Jul-2006.htm (estimating also that
more than a million persons were forced to live in shelters).
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The official website of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs adds that more than a million
persons were forced to live in shelters, (http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism+Obstacle+to+Peace/Terrorism+from+Lebanon-+Hizbullah/Hizbullah+attack
+in+northern+Israel+and+Israels+response+12-Jul-2006.htm).
93
See CESCR, general comment No. 14 (2000), para. 15.
94
Note of 14 August 2006 from Renee Jacqueline Brown, International Department, Magen
David Adom. One senior Israeli mental health specialist working for the government reported
that approximately 4,000 civilians had been given treatment in hospital for mental health
problems. After a few hours, most were discharged. He emphasized the anxiety generated by
internal displacement and acknowledged that, although arrangements were well organized, there
were some problems of drugs, alcohol, sexual abuse and domestic violence among IDPs. He
also emphasized the stress on those living in shelters.
95
See Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advance of Human Rights of the American Jewish
Committee, Israel Under Rocket Attack: A Profile of Displacement and Destruction,
September 2006, p. 12.
96
In Kiryat Shmona, the authorities organized temporary evacuation for people to respite from
the difficult conditions and fear. However, they had to return few days later in order to allow
another group to rotate out for a temporary trip, creating distress and fear for those who were
obliged to return. See ibid. According to Deputy Israël Hasson, resident of Tivon, near Haifa,
during the war, the population was divided in two: those who had the means to go south and
those – poor, handicapped, or isolated elderly – were left there without help (Le Monde, “Les
Israéliens fustigent l’”incurie” du gouvernement”, 18 August 2006,
http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-734511,36-804456@51-796602,0.html).
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The variation included type of medical service and frequency of delivery. Also, some
services were not free of charge, such as emergency dental care. Note, too, that in the north a
community’s primary health clinic remained open if it had a shelter. However, it is not clear that
primary health clinics with shelters are equitably distributed across the country and its different
population groups, leaving the possibility of discriminatory access to primary health care during
the conflict.
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In two cases, patients – including children – were lightly injured.
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