For those who hope (or fear) that the Trump Administration has been shell-shocked by the Russia scandals and paralyzed by the health-care mess, the past fortnight offers bracing reminders of the enduring power of the Presidency.
Bustan al-Qasr has been shelled relentlessly.
Yarmouk has been shelled, and its residents have been killed, many times by both sides.
Beit Jala has been shelled repeatedly in retaliation for Palestinian gunfire in the direction of Gilo.
"Some say there has been shelling and Grad rockets in their area.
For years, Network Rail has been shelling out for new railway lines and stations refurbs using public money.
If our people are using guns, it is in revenge for a brother who has been killed or a house that has been shelled".
An occupying power has a legal obligation to protect civilians in the areas it controls, yet Israel has been shelling and killing them.
"Jesus was oppressed once, but we are being oppressed every day," added Mrs. Shaheen, who lives near a church that has been shelled several times.
Though Yarmouk has been shelled repeatedly by the Syrian military, this is believed to be the first time it came under an aerial attack.
Mr Abadi promised to end the random bombardment of Sunni civilians, but Fallujah has been shelled for six out of seven days, with 28 killed and 117 injured.
