Atlanta Journal Constitution (AP)RAFAH REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip (AP)--Sami Homs' family of 12 has been living in a single room since his house was razed by Israel three months ago, and now the Palestinian laborer fears the bulldozers will strike again.
Like his demolished house, Homs' tiny new shelter, a former kiosk, stands in the path of demolition--a wide buffer zone Palestinians say Israel is carving into the Rafah camp.
Raids over the past three years have left more than 8,600 people homeless, or nearly 10 percent of the camp's 90,000 residents, local officials say. Since the outbreak of fighting in September 2000, Israel has razed 869 houses in Rafah and partially demolished 629 others, local Palestinians claim.
Last week, about 400 Rafah residents were made homeless and a Palestinian woman standing near her house was killed in the two-day raid.
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