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In reply to the discussion: Palestinian deaths in Gaza pass 30,000 as witnesses say Israeli forces fire on crowd waiting for aid [View all]JustAnotherGen
(38,176 posts)16. Link to wapo video
https://wapo.st/3OXXedW
I posted this in another thread (dupe of this in LBN).
Shows the crowd swarming the trucks - definitely not an Israeli air strike.
But in this conflict - it doesn't matter.
Every single Israeli could be forcibly moved by the world tomorrow -
And still they would be painted as evil for wanting to take family photos and sentimental items. It would be considered an act of genocide to keep baby pictures. Like - that's where we are at.
I posted this in another thread (dupe of this in LBN).
Shows the crowd swarming the trucks - definitely not an Israeli air strike.
But in this conflict - it doesn't matter.
Every single Israeli could be forcibly moved by the world tomorrow -
And still they would be painted as evil for wanting to take family photos and sentimental items. It would be considered an act of genocide to keep baby pictures. Like - that's where we are at.
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Palestinian deaths in Gaza pass 30,000 as witnesses say Israeli forces fire on crowd waiting for aid [View all]
muriel_volestrangler
Feb 2024
OP
Yup. The AP has already had to amend their headline. The crowd was not "waiting," it was stampeding the trucks.
SunSeeker
Feb 2024
#21
How sure was the IDF that those were all Hamas members gathered to receive aid? Was Hamas
TeamProg
Feb 2024
#9
It's not genocide. The aerial video shows the crowd stampeding the trucks. Looks like all were men.
SunSeeker
Feb 2024
#24
After being starved by Israel they deserved to be shot by Israel, got it /nt
Alpeduez21
Feb 2024
#26
They were shot because they swarmed the trucks and created a threat to the trucks.
SunSeeker
Feb 2024
#31
Israel warned the civilian population to move out of northern Gaza, where this happened.
SunSeeker
Feb 2024
#40
I wonder if it was staged to bring more pressure on Israel since it makes no sense otherwise to
cstanleytech
Feb 2024
#44