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[–] Centillionaire@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably why they are going in on foot instead of bombing.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yet civilians are getting killed by sniper fire.

[–] hh93@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

So what's the Alternative?

Hamas made the hospital into a legitimate target in a war by using it like that.

Can't evacuate, can't bomb, can't go in on foot - why are people always saying what they don't want but never what the Alternative is?

Should Hamas be rewarded for using their most vulnerable civilians as a shield like this?

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Look, setting aside the whole human shields argument; that's wholly irrelevant here. We're talking sniper fire. Like the one where you take aim, go "I have a clear shot" and shoot. The idea of "there are Hamas operatives in this building so it's okay" only works (I mean it doesn't but if you assume it does) when you can't choose your targets; a soldier holding a sniper and taking individual shots isn't that.

I'm not sure that IDF snipers even know how to shoot anything that isn't a Palestinian civilian.

[–] Marin_Rider@aussie.zone 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

well everyone was saying Israel needed to go in on foot until they did then they said they can't do that either.

[–] hh93@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah that's what I say. They just want Israel to roll over and do nothing even though they are the ones that were attacked.

Bunch of morons just want Israel to stop murdering people.

[–] UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So what’s the Alternative?

Not shooting children in the face. Is that REALLY hard for you to understand?

Hamas made the hospital into a legitimate target in a war by using it like that.

Oh? Is Hamas a legitimate state authority now? Doesn't that make the IDF actions a war crime then? I thought they were TERRORISTS which means that this is an enforcement response, not an invasion. You don't get it both ways. Either Hamas are the state of Palestine or they aren't, and they can't make anything a "legitimate target".

Can’t evacuate, can’t bomb, can’t go in on foot

They can leave...

Should Hamas be rewarded for using their most vulnerable civilians as a shield like this?

Weird argument given that the presence of civilians isn't slowing down the IDF at all. In fact they seem to have a ton of practice at killing civilians in Palestine. Not very good shields are they?

Since we are proposing questions here, I have one for you:

Where are civilians in Palestine supposed to go? You seem to think that its OK to slaughter them like pigs for going to a hospital. Where should the IDF NOT be allowed to butcher Palestinian children? Seriously, tell me one place that if an IDF bomb blows a bunch of people apart its a bad thing. Is there ONE SQUARE INCH of Gaza in which the IDF is not allowed to shoot a civilian in the face?

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 0 points 1 year ago

So what’s the Alternative?

Not murdering civilians?

[–] galloog1@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is why all those arguments about foot soldiers being the more ethical option were complete ignorance in my opinion. Not in a city.

[–] anteaters@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The actual complaint behind that demand has always been "not enough jews are dying that's not fair"