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damascus - The continuous shelling and bombing of the Syrian rebel enclave East Ghouta took the lives of 106 people on Tuesday. This is reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in the United Kingdom, which relies on local sources.

A total of 250 people have been killed in the rebel enclave since Sunday night, according to the observatory. At least 850 people would have been injured. The rebel stronghold, which lies to the east of the capital Damascus, is regularly under heavy fire by government troops. They have besieged the area with hundreds of thousands of inhabitants since 2013.

The United Nations and aid organizations raise alarm about the humanitarian situation in the area. For example, Save the Children warns that thousands of families are in peril. 'Local emergency workers talk about 4100 families who hide in a network of underground cellars and shelters. ''

Local partners of Save the Children report that four hospitals have been hit by bombing. Also homes were not spared. 'Some people are blown out of their homes by the force of explosions from the second or third floor. There are women and children who flew out of their homes and landed on the ground, with broken bones, '' says a counselor against the organization.

There is criticism of the bloody attacks internationally. There is deliberate shooting in residential areas and civil infrastructure, according to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. That speaks of 'a serious violation of international law. '' UN coordinator Panos Moumtzis also condemned the attacks on hospitals.

The Syrian authorities point to the insurgents in East Ghouta with an accusing finger. They use residents as 'living shields,' the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs complained. The state television reported that six people were killed and 28 wounded in Damascus due to mortar attacks by the rebels.