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Showing Original Post only (View all)Israeli military launches airstrikes in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons launched from the co [View all]
Source: CNN
(CNN) The Israeli military struck targets in Gaza overnight Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement, citing incendiary balloons launched from Gaza earlier in the day. According to reports in Israeli media, incendiary balloons launched from Gaza sparked multiple fires in southern Israel.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/15/middleeast/israel-airstrikes-gaza-june-15-intl/index.html
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Israeli military launches airstrikes in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons launched from the co [View all]
Jedi Guy
Jun 2021
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So the incendiary balloons were accidentally released by Hamas, is that it? An oopsie?
Jedi Guy
Jun 2021
#6
Israel bombs Hamas, who violate international law by embedding themselves in residential....
George II
Jun 2021
#16
Hamas should stop violating international law and stop committing war crimes by hiding out in....
George II
Jun 2021
#28
Just apply the same standards to your post, and you will discover the definition of whataboutism.
Beastly Boy
Jun 2021
#46
My being superlicious and dismissive appears to do just fine in invalidating whataboutism.
Beastly Boy
Jun 2021
#48
I'm guessing that their thousands of rockets of weeks ago were stopped by Iron Dome, so now...
George II
Jun 2021
#15
The balloons came from Gaza into Israel and used tactics and materials attributable to Hamas.
Beastly Boy
Jun 2021
#42