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Gaza: One Year On
Gaza's children retell first strike
The first strike of 'Operation Cast Lead' was terrifying and deadly for these children
Last Modified: 27 Dec 2009 13:25 GMT



The first Israeli airstrikes of "Operation Cast Lead" took the people of Gaza by surprise.

School children were among those going about their ordinary lives on the day of the attack. Their world was flung quickly into chaos.

Some of them told Al Jazeera their recollections of the horror.
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