NORTHERN GAZA, Palestine, October21, 2004 (IPC Exclusive) - Amidst the ruins of her house the Israeli occupation bulldozers demolished along with scores others in the northern Gaza Strip city of Beit Lahya, Omaima Albahry, 31, began talking about the knocking down by Israeli troops of her family house by saying" from this door the bulldozer entered, and from this window it went out, leaving behind the walls collapsing one by one".

Omaima's husband, Ala'a, who is currently being sheltered along with his wife and kids in the Sheikh Zaied residential project, following 10 years of relentless labor, could manage to own a new house in his hometown Beit Lahya, which the Israeli occupation troops had invaded on late September,2004.