LinkerbaanApr 17, 2024

Gaza: Children killed as Israeli strike on playground leaves 11 dead

https://lemmy.world/post/14384693

Gaza: Children killed as Israeli strike on playground leaves 11 dead - Lemmy.World

At least 11 people, including children, have been killed in an Israeli attack on the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, it has been reported. The Palestinian Wafa news agency reported that the strike hit a playground frequently visited by displaced children. Most of those killed were children, the news agency reported with several people also wounded in the attack One eyewitness described the situation as a “horrific scene of children torn apart”. The latest data from Unicef said that one child in Gaza is killed or injured every 10 minutes and further said that at least 70 children are injured every day during the Israeli bombardment.

Show threadIbnLemmyApr 17, 2024
So, here’s a question, what would be the appropriate Palestinian response to this?
Show threadDdCno1Apr 17, 2024
Not whatever Hamas is doing.
Show threadBreakDecksApr 17, 2024

Okay, Oct. 7 is what they did, but what are they currently doing that you think warrants the slaughter of tens of thousands of Palestinian children?

What level of response to that do you think Palestinians are entitled to?

Or do you think they deserve this for existing, and oppose any resistance at all?

Show threadsabinApr 17, 2024
Palestinians are opposing the wrong people. If Hamas operatives were unable to operate publicly this war would be a lot easier for Israel to conduct in a manner that minimizes civilian casualties.
Show threadBreakDecksApr 17, 2024

Hamas ≠ Palestinians

Hamas may target Israeli civilians in their war against the IDF, and that is fucking evil, but Palestinian civilians are just trying to survive. The IDF kills orders of magnitude more Palestinian civilians in their war against Hamas, and that is orders of magnitude more evil.

Expecting Palestinian civilians, half of which are children, and all of which are currently experiencing a man-made famine, to lead the charge against Hamas or die in the crossfire is fucking deranged.

Show threadAtin
Hamas is the defacto government of Gaza. They have more support amongst the people than most governments in working democracy. So yes Hamas does equal Palestinians in Gaza.
Apr 18, 2024 at 7:54amWeb
Show threadNatanaelApr 18, 2024
More than half of the current population had also not yet been born when Hamas was elected, so you can not reasonably say it’s their responsibility when no election has been held since and when even Netanyahu personally has supported Hamas financially and helped them destabilize competing parties who wanted peace