Panikhida - A Panikhida is a memorial service which is a liturgical solemn service for the repose of the departed, in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Dedicated to all those killed in Eastern Ukraine (Novorossiya): Children, women, old people, men, militia and soldiers. On July 2nd 2014, Ukrainian planes attacked the village Lugansk Cossack village and village Kondrashovka. The city of Lugansk also was attacked with mortars and by Ukrainian soldiers. On May 2nd 2014, 114 people were killed by Pravy Sektor in the House of Trade Unions, Odessa. They were shot, burnt to death, and a near-term pregnant woman was raped and strangled.

This list is constantly updated due to the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza since July 8th. The following 1354 names have been confirmed - the actual death toll stands at approximately 1656. We realize the number of slain Palestinians is higher than this. The Ministry of Health has stated that a total of at least 1656 Palestinians have been killed. We are still awaiting confirmation of some names. At least 8000 Palestinians have been injured. This site, 'Beyond Numbers', has pictures of many of these victims.

Killed Saturday, August 2

1. Haitham Yasser Abdel Wahab, 16, Rafah.
2. Mohamed Issa Ashaar, Rafah.
3. Hossam Yassin Abu Naqira, 20, Rafah.
4. Mousa Yasin Abu Naqira, his brother, Rafah.
5. Ola Bassam Al-Nairab, Rafah.
6. Arwa Mohamed al-Nairab, Rafah.
7. Fida Yousef Abu Suleiman, 23, Rafah.
8. Mariam Hasan Abu Jazzar, 60, Rafah.
9. Maha Raed Abu Suleiman, Rafah.
10. Mohammad Rami Abu Suleiman, Rafah.
11. Ahmad Rami Abu Suleiman, Rafah.
12. Lama Rami Abu Suleiman, Rafah.
13. Jana Rami Abu Suleiman, Rafah.
14. Mohammad Fouad Al-Dedda, 28, Jabalia.
15. Issa Saadi Ashaar, 40, Khan Younis.
16. Yasser Yousef Abu Dbagh, 20, Nusseirat, Central Gaza.
17. Amro Tareq Hasan Qandil, 17, Central Gaza
18. Wael Nihad Sayyed, 23, Central Gaza
19. Mohammad Taiseer Hasan Qandil, 20, Central Gaza.
20. Hamdi Mohammad Abdul-Aziz Ayyad, Gaza.
21. Shadi Hamdi Mohammad Ayyad, Gaza.
22. Sadia Abu Taha, 40 , Rafah.
23. Mohammed Abu Taha, 27, Rafah.
24. Youssef Abu Taha, Rafah.
25. Rezeq Abu Taha, two months, Rafah.
26. Yousef Daoud Abu Madi, 65, Nusseirat.
27. Hassan Yousef Abu Madi, Nusseirat.
28. Karim Yousef Abu Madi 24, Nusseirat.
29. Amin Yousef Abu Madi, 5, Nusseirat.
30. Muhammad Hassan Qeshta, Rafah.
31. Ahmed Shtewi Qeshta, Rafah.
32. Yahya al-Nems, Rafah.
33. Hazem al-Nems , Rafah.
34. Mohammad al-Nems, Rafah.
35. Osama Abu Nakirah, Rafah.
36. Mousa Mohammad Ahmad Abu Rajila, 25, Rafah.
37. Salma Suleiman Mohammad Radwan, 86, Rafah.
38. Ibrahim Abdel-Hakim Daoud al-Zaqzouq, 22, Rafah.
39. Mohammad Foaz Ibrahim Abu Rajilah, 26, Rafah.
40. Hazim Khaled Abdel-Maadi Awda', Rafah.

Julie Hyland ■ Video blog on Gaza devastation by British Channel 4 News presenter attracts wide audience

Friday turned into yet another day of horror for Palestinians in Gaza, as Israel committed massacres and atrocities claiming the lives of at least 100 people. ● It wasn’t supposed to be that way. Friday was meant to be the first day of a three-day “humanitarian ceasefire” announced on Thursday evening by the United Nations and the United States. The short-lived ceasefire was scheduled to begin at 8am local time on Friday morning. Predictably, the United States has blamed Hamas for violating the ceasefire by killing two Israeli soldiers and capturing a third, whom Israel named as Hadar Goldin. Hamas and its military wing the Qassam Brigades deny any knowledge of the missing soldier. Who really broke the ceasefire? And why did Israeli forces shell the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah so indiscriminately on Friday, slaughtering dozens of people? Could it have been in order to kill the captured soldier to prevent him becoming a valuable bargaining chip in the hands of the Palestinian resistance?

Richard Silverstein/Gilad Atzmon ■ Richard Silverstein on Israel Murdering Its Own Soldiers
IMEMC: Timeline does not fit the claim that Hamas broke Friday’s ceasefire