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airstrikes killed at least 37 people, most of them sheltering in tents, outside the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight and on Tuesday — pummeling the same area where strikes triggered a deadly fire days earlier in a camp for displaced Palestinians — according to witnesses, emergency workers and hospital officials.

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After airstrike from plane now it's time for occupier tank to continue with that genocide steps. Burning people is not enough for occupier, they want to squash those people too.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/28/middleeast/israeli-tanks-advance-central-rafah-gaza-intl/index.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-forces-press-rafah-offensive-despite-global-outcry-2024-05-28/

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The results of Israel's initial probe...

The murderer becomes judge and jury!?

How can the world stand by idly? The UN Security Council needs to intervene.

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Israeli and English media reporting on Israeli Intel. Services illegally monitoring the ICC and it's staff, including an allegation of a threat to a former Chief Prosecutor.

Nobody does paranoia , and hypervigilance like the Israeli state.

If Israel was founded on a remote, deserted island in the Pacific, I'd imagine all attention would be focused on

palm trees or little birds....cant trust anybody or anything....antisemitism everywhere...

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I've never made a comment about this issue because almost all other comments have been emotional and at least somewhat uninformed. But now I think it's time for me to do so.

What Hamas did was horrible. It was an inhuman attack and one that was animalistic and criminal.

What Israel is doing is horrible, inhuman, animalistic, and criminal. The vastness of the retaliation is unreasonable.

Hamas should be punished for their action. Certainly what Netanyahu is doing is wrong and criminal and he should be held accountable. Almost all of the Palestinians he's killing had nothing to do with the Hamas attack nor with them being in power.

Without emotions that blur vision and thinking, Hamas did wrong and should not be forgotten or justified. Netanyahu is doing wrong and this also should not be forgotten or justified. The US should stop being part of the problem. They are justifying Israel's actions. There is no justifying either attack.

My first and only comment about this.

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The Gaza Holocaust.

The world must never forget.

NEVER AGAIN

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My first and only comment about this.

Occupier try to test everyone nerve to their limit, 30 thousands death and they still can get away with this.

Not only that, they get help to silent international prosecutor and judge in pursuing their crime.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/28/israeli-spy-chief-icc-prosecutor-war-crimes-inquiry

https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/us-senators-send-threatening-letter-to-icc-prosecutor-saying-target-israel-and-we-will-target-you/

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That happened when antisemitism spell doesn't work anymore now.

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Nikki Haley, former US ambassador to the United Nations and presidential candidate, this week visited the West Bank and signed some American bombs. She wrote, "Finish them". Bombs sent by a Democrat for a genocide, endorsed by a Republican. The US Uniparty political elite supports genocide.

https://x.com/AlonLeeGreen/status/1795489251116859630

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Netanyahu said the fire was the result of a “tragic mishap.”

If ‘tragic mishaps’ are happening with such frequency it is a sign of either gross incompetence or deliberate intention.

Israeli’s need to kick him out before he leads them further into shame.

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Hamas should be punished for their action. Certainly what Netanyahu is doing is wrong and criminal and he should be held accountable.

This isnt a one man show. The Israeli government, the IDF, settlers all need to be held to account.

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The Gaza Holocaust.

The world must never forget.

NEVER AGAIN

Preach on brother!

If ‘tragic mishaps’ are happening with such frequency it is a sign of either gross incompetence or deliberate intention.

Both, in my opinion.

This isnt a one man show. The Israeli government, the IDF, settlers all need to be held to account.

ABSOLUTELY!!

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The Israeli military suggested Sunday's blaze in the tent camp may have been caused by secondary explosions, possibly from Palestinian militants' weapons. The results of Israel's initial probe into the fire were issued Tuesday, with military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari saying the cause of the fire was still under investigation but that the munitions used — targeting what the army said was a position with two senior Hamas militants — were too small to be the source.

Yet again more evidence of Hamas using civilians as human shields

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Zionism is the idea that one group of people, the Jews, are superior to others, they and only they have the right to "their" promised land.

Zionism is a racist cancer that needs to be ended.

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Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead, saying Israeli forces must enter Rafah to dismantle Hamas and return hostages taken in the Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war.

Israel has the right to continue acting in self-defense, as it has been doing and in compliance with international law. This latest military strike would not need to have taken place if Gaza occupiers were not supporting the terrorist regime Hamas.

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Yet again more evidence of Hamas using civilians as human shields

Go and watch the interview with David Mencer on Sky. They literally cant even remember their own lies.

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This latest military strike would not need to have taken place if Gaza occupiers were not supporting the terrorist regime Hamas. Zibala

Israel is the illegal occupier of Gaza and Netanyahu has supported Hamas for years.

But in a way you're correct. Israel wouldn't need to be bombing tents full of people it displaced, in an area it designated as safe if it weren't for Israeli occupation and Netanyahu's willingness to prop up Hamas.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-years-netanyahu-propped-up-hamas-now-its-blown-up-in-our-faces/

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Zionism is the idea that one group of people, the Jews, are superior to others, they and only they have the right to "their" promised land.

Zionism is a racist cancer that needs to be ended.

I agree.

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The nazis did th esame thing less than a hundred years ago and we are letting it happen again. What the hell is wrong with the world?

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Genocide, holocaust, murder, ...those words all combined are far from the reality and how palestinian are suffering from zionist using the same antisemitism excuse since decades!

Billions to help ukranians against Russia but nothing for palestinians...to stop that insane situation, we can only count on a miracle like a meteorit falling on Benjamin...

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Go and watch the interview with David Mencer on Sky. They literally cant even remember their own lies.

Can you summarize it? I don’t have the time to watch a 10 minute video and try to pick out what you’re even referring to

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Billions to help ukranians against Russia but nothing for palestinians...to stop that insane situation

Weird, I don’t remember thousands of Ukrainian soldiers marching into Russia to murder thousands, rape and take hostages.

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""The United States and other allies of Israel have warned against a full-fledged offensive in the city, with the Biden administration saying that would cross a red line and refusing to provide offensive arms for such an undertaking. ""

Come on uncle Joe, what red line is that? Bibi has crossed so many Red Lines and turned them into Green Lines instead with your Help and Support.

This B S has to stop, I mean we all know it's election year but come on this has gone way beyond wining votes, it is becoming old news even my browser wont open it.

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sakurasuki

After airstrike from plane now it's time for occupier tank to continue with that genocide steps.

Israel is not occupying Gaza, and a war is not a "genocide". Hamas can end the war at any time by surrendering and releasing the kidnapped people they hold in their dungeons.

Do you have anything to say about the victims of Oct 7?

NB: And I am no fan of either Bibi or his party, fwiw.

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Can you summarize it?

For someone permanently hounding people for evidence Im sure you can find the time

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For someone permanently hounding people for evidence Im sure you can find the time

So you can’t. Thought so. You could have just said so

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Israel is not occupying Gaza, and a war is not a "genocide".

True. You’re going to get a bunch of people coping saying that the UN considers it an occupation even though the conditions that the UN established for what determines whether or not it’s an occupation don’t match the conditions on the ground

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Israeli strikes kill at least 37 Palestinians, most in tents, near Gaza's Rafah as offensive expands

This is what happens when Arabs illegally occupy Israel's lands and launch genocidal attacks against Israel, in violation of international law.

No mercy, and no remorse.

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This is what happens when Arabs illegally occupy Israel's lands and launch genocidal attacks against Israel

You're joking, right?

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Nobody believes those lies anymore.

This is the equivalent of a child sticking his fingers in his ears and yelling “I’m not listening!” Anything that’s contrary to your point of view is lies and anything that supports it is true.

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When Netanyahu is equally a criminal, the Western media portraying Hamas as the bad guy.

The justice system we have right now in the west is a joke

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""Zionism is the idea that one group of people, the Jews, are superior to others, they and only they have the right to "their" promised land.

Zionism is a racist cancer that needs to be ended.""

Not only that it is a Cancer, but it is a Poison that is killing it's own believers.

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the Western media portraying Hamas as the bad guy.

Are you actually saying you don’t think Hamas is bad? You do know they murdered, kidnapped and raped civilians, right?

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@Zaphod

Do you have anything to say for people who live being under occupation after they accept occupier as refugee decades ago. Now those nice people becoming refugee.

https://www.un.org/unispal/about-the-nakba/

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/5/23/the-nakba-did-not-start-or-end-in-1948

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Excuses, excuses from the war-criminal Israelis who have thrown everything but gas chambers against the Palestinians in Gaza, the only step too far (because Hamas can't hide in them?). Joking aside, just how lower can the moral character of "the most cowardly army in the world" and its enablers sink? And when are their arms suppliers and Western allies going to be served notice by the Hague?

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Evacuate: remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safer place

What is it about the word evacuate that they do not understand?

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Are you actually saying you don’t think Hamas is bad? You do know they murdered, kidnapped and raped civilians

Are you saying you dont think the ISraeli government and the IDF are bad? You know they murdered tens of thousands of people, wounded tens of thousands more, kidnapped thousands, and destroyed the homes of over a million, right?

I could throw in countless reports of rape, but they still need more evidence, just like the reports of rape in October.

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This so called "war" will not until Israel decides it is useless, worthless, and meaningless.

Hamas will not be reduced nor eliminated, it is an Ideology based on truth and facts supported by millions of Arabs, Jews, Christians, historians, and thousands of others who are interested in learning facts.

If and when Israel decides that it is time for Peace for what ever reason only then Palestine and Israel will sit down and start talking.

Hams and the state of Palestine are now more than ever standing on the world stage demanding Justice that can NO LONGER be ignored nor denied.

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Are you saying you dont think the ISraeli government and the IDF are bad?

I’ll ask again: are you saying you don’t think Hamas is bad? It’s a simple question. Yes or no?

I could throw in countless reports of rape, but they still need more evidence, just like the reports of rape in October.

Wait you don’t trust the UN? What about the UN report confirming the rapes? Or the fact that one of the offenses that the UN prosecutor seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leaders cites rape and sexual assault? Are those fake?

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What a disaster. I have nothing but sympathy for the Israelies who were victims of Hamas attack. But actions like this make them just as bad. They’re both killing innocents in the name of their ideology.

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zibalaToday  08:49 am JST

Israeli strikes kill at least 37 Palestinians, most in tents, near Gaza's Rafah as offensive expands

This is what happens when Arabs illegally occupy Israel's lands and launch genocidal attacks against Israel, in violation of international law.

No mercy, and no remorse.

Really ?? What topsy turvy world do the teach you at hasbara school??

This is what happens when Zionists illegally occupy Palestinians lands and launch genocidal attacks against women and children, in continual violation of international law!

No mercy, and no remorse.

There fixed it for you with a bit of fact!

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I’ll ask again: are you saying you don’t think Hamas is bad? It’s a simple question. Yes or no?

Ive answered you stupid questions a thousand time. YES, I think Hamas are bad. What they did to innocent civilians on October 7th was horrific. However, the armed resistance against the Israeli occupying military is justified.

Wait you don’t trust the UN? What about the UN report confirming the rapes? Or the fact that one of the offenses that the UN prosecutor seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leaders cites rape and sexual assault

The report was unsubstantiated. Just like the previous NYT articles, and every other report on Hamas rapes. Not saying they didnt happen. Just not enough evidence to confirm. Read more about it here, or dont.

https://electronicintifada.net/content/un-report-launders-israels-fraudulent-mass-rape-propaganda/45021

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However, the armed resistance against the Israeli occupying military is justified.

And defending your country from outside forces is also justified

The report was unsubstantiated. Just like the previous NYT articles, and every other report on Hamas rapes. Not saying they didnt happen. Just not enough evidence to confirm. Read more about it here, or dont.

The most recent interview with the lead prosecutor on CNN has him stating they have physical evidence for the charges being brought up

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People are still dredging up the Hamas attack of October 7 as a justification for the ruthless destruction of Gazan society and the obscene suffering inflicted by the IOF on millions of souls whose lives mean absolutely nothing to them and their enablers. And yet the truth of those events is still not known. The two elephants in the room of questions are, did Netanyahu know about the imminent attack and did nothing so as to "justify" 8 months of massive retaliation and, how many ISRAELIS were KILLED by the IDF? Those in the know are keeping mum while the unquestioning MSM remain complicitly silent.

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The 1st picture in the slideshow is quite impactful.

These beautiful sunflower fields were supposed to be filled with families, toddlers, lovers, joy.

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how many ISRAELIS were KILLED by the IDF?

Just one. There’s 0 evidence substantiating any major loss of life due to Israeli friendly fire

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Heaven and Hell are here.

https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/an-israeli-army-tank-deploys-near-a-sunflower-field-in-news-photo/2154499193

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The genocide and ethnic cleansing don't stop..

STOP THE GENOCIDE!!!...

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Just one. There’s 0 evidence substantiating any major loss of life due to Israeli friendly fire

Just one? What's your source? Fox news?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_fire_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war

https://www.timesofisrael.com/5-soldiers-killed-7-hurt-in-friendly-fire-incident-in-northern-gazas-jabaliya/

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Nikki Haley, former US ambassador to the United Nations and presidential candidate, this week visited the West Bank and signed some American bombs. She wrote, "Finish them". Bombs sent by a Democrat for a genocide, endorsed by a Republican. The US Uniparty political elite supports genocide.

US at its finest..

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Heaven and Hell are here.

https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/an-israeli-army-tank-deploys-near-a-sunflower-field-in-news-photo/2154499193

Man made hell, in this case occupier made hell.

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Just one? What's your source? Fox news?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_fire_during_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war

https://www.timesofisrael.com/5-soldiers-killed-7-hurt-in-friendly-fire-incident-in-northern-gazas-jabaliya/

Were talking about directly on 10/7, not the subsequent conflict that your links are referencing

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I think about 36 IDF members have been killed by their own people.

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/26/1226977365/israel-idf-gaza-middle-east-deaths

"The Israel Defense Forces has published the names of 636 soldiers, officers, and reservists and 62 police officers— killed during the ongoing war with Palestinian terrorists since October 7,"

https://www.timesofisrael.com/authorities-name-44-soldiers-30-police-officers-killed-in-hamas-attack/#:~:text=The%20Israel%20Defense%20Forces%20has,onslaught%2C%20with%20at%20least%20288

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Were talking about directly on 10/7, not the subsequent conflict that your links are referencing

For October 7th, there's fact for that too.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/some-israeli-soldiers-were-killed-in-friendly-fire-on-oct-7-report/3081307

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-inquiry-finds-oct-7-hostage-likely-killed-by-friendly-fire-2024-04-05/

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And defending your country from outside forces is also justified

This has gone far beyond self-defence, which must be proportional and in reaponse to an imminent threat. The only reason October 7th coukd happen was becasue the Israeli authorities let their guard down, which has always been enough in the past, and ignored multiple warnings.

The most recent interview with the lead prosecutor on CNN has him stating they have physical evidence for the charges being brought up

Great. Ill change my stance when I have seen the evidence.

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For October 7th, there's fact for that too.

> https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-inquiry-finds-oct-7-hostage-likely-killed-by-friendly-fire-2024-04-05/

This article literally confirms what I said in my post: that one Israeli was killed by friendly fire on 10/7

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Great. Ill change my stance when I have seen the evidence.

There are plenty of reports that you don’t apply the same evidential stance on. For instance, I’m guessing you believe the reported numbers of Gazans killed without physical evidence of each.

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This has gone far beyond self-defence, which must be proportional and in reaponse to an imminent threat. 

No, the proportionality you’re talking about is referring to civilian deaths to militant ratio. As you stated earlier you need evidence before coming to a conclusion on your stance and we currently don’t have any evidence substantiating that there have been a significant number of civilians killed compared to militants. Also, self-defense doesn’t have to be in response to an imminent threat.

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I have two questions which have been nagging me. Maybe someone can help me:

Gaza’s Health Ministry does not distinguish between fighters and civilians in its count. Is that because they don't see a distinction? Is it because Hamas does not see a distinction? Is it because the Gazans don't see a distinction?

I often see the number of women and children broken out. I can imagine a 6-foot-tall, 17-year-old bearded man carrying a machine gun with a giant necklace of bullets draped over his neck. Is he a child?
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Gaza’s Health Ministry does not distinguish between fighters and civilians in its count. Is that because they don't see a distinction? Is it because Hamas does not see a distinction? Is it because the Gazans don't see a distinction?

I often see the number of women and children broken out. I can imagine a 6-foot-tall, 17-year-old bearded man carrying a machine gun with a giant necklace of bullets draped over his neck. Is he a child?

Two great questions you won’t get an answer to from anyone here

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So you are happy with the 40000 slaughtered 80000 missing limbs but not the fact they aren't all labelled as Hamas??

Are you even human???

When did he say he was happy with it?

Do you think killing civilians in a war makes you not human?

Were the Allies in WW2 not human because they killed Axis civilians?

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What Hamas did was horrible. It was an inhuman attack and one that was animalistic and criminal.

What specifically are you referring to?

Palestinians suffered decades of brutal abuse and land theft by israel, while the world stood by. This included holding on to (and abusing and raping) several thousands of Palestinian hostages, including many women and children.

The attack Hamas carried out against the IDF was well deserved and I applaud them for that.

Their goal was to attack the IDF and take hostages to exchange for Palestinian hostages. Most of the civilians who were killed on that day were caught in crossfire between Hamas and IDF, and it seems that more than half were killed by the IDF.

Most of the reports we heard about what happened on that day were completely made up (beheaded babies, baby in the oven, fetus ripped out of a pregnant woman....). So what part of the attack are you calling inhuman, animalistic, criminal? I suspect some israelis were the victim of such acts, but how many? One? Five?...

I tend to bring these things up because we still have idiots like Piers Morgans implying that all started when out of the blue, for no reason, Hamas brutally murdered 1200 israelis.

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Palestinians suffered decades of brutal abuse and land theft by israel, while the world stood by. This included holding on to (and abusing and raping) several thousands of Palestinian hostages, including many women and children.

So rape is okay, is that what you’re saying?

Their goal was to attack the IDF and take hostages to exchange for Palestinian hostages.

Not only is this illegal under international law, but it’s blatantly false as evidenced by the slaughter of innocent Israeli citizens

Most of the civilians who were killed on that day were caught in crossfire between Hamas and IDF, and it seems that more than half were killed by the IDF.

This is a literal conspiracy theory with 0 evidence to support it, as evidenced by the fact you won’t post a source that substantiates it and instead dodge citing your source

I tend to bring these things up because we still have idiots like Piers Morgans implying that all started when out of the blue, for no reason, Hamas brutally murdered 1200 israelis.

Where is any evidence that Israel killed the majority of civilians on 10/7? This is as brainwashed as someone can be believing something with 0 substantiating evidence

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There will be hundreds if not thousands of bodies under massive amounts of destruction and rubble. The final count of those killed might never be known. Even cemeteries have been bombed. After the massive bombing campaign, the death toll is in the many tens of thousands including women and young children. More than 100,000 have suffered serious injuries including the loss of limbs.

The world has turned against Netanyahu and Israel. The damage will remain for decades. His office will end soon after this horrific war ends. He knows that.

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Bottom line is that Israel needs to allow independent bodies to investigate both October 7th and ongoing situation in Gaza. No reason not to.

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Gaza’s Health Ministry does not distinguish between fighters and civilians in its count. Is that because they don't see a distinction? Is it because Hamas does not see a distinction? Is it because the Gazans don't see a distinction?

No, it's because Netanyahu and his allies don't see a distinction.

I often see the number of women and children broken out. I can imagine a 6-foot-tall, 17-year-old bearded man carrying a machine gun with a giant necklace of bullets draped over his neck. Is he a child?

Your imagination has answered your own loaded question.

Two great questions you won’t get an answer to from anyone here.

Wrong! I just answered them.

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No, it's because Netanyahu and his allies don't see a distinction.

They do, which is why Israel has an estimation of how many Hamas fighters have been killed and Hamas doesn’t say

Your imagination has answered your own loaded question.

This is called a cope, not an answer

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