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Originally Posted by zunie75
I agree, what's happening isn't genocide. That has been thrown around a lot and the definition twisted. But like you mentioned, Israel has to do better in protecting civilian life and ensuring aid is given.
Other wise they should receive no military aid, support or funding from the rest of the world. If they want to proceed like a unchecked militia, then go ahead but do it on your own and don't cry when the world continues to protest and call you out.
Side question that maybe some posters here can shed light on. If Israel knows that for instance Hamas is operating in tunnels under hospitals etc., how long has this been known and are more covert operations not being pursued? or is bombing the only option? What ever came from that other hospital being bombed, the one where Israel was first blamed but then said it was not them?
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the 'bombed' hospital turned out to be a rocket fired from Gaza at Israel that failed and came down in the car park, it didnt harm the hospital at all but did kill a few dozen refugees sheltering in the car park.
As to the tunnels Israel has always known about them but up until the mass rape and killing of 1400 of its people wasnt prepared to do the damage to Gaza that getting rid of the tunnels required, the murders 4 weeks ago gave the Israeli's the need, anger and excuse depending on your view of things, why they bomb them rather than try and deal with them from the ground, that is simple, thousands of Israeli troops would be killed trying to enter the tunnels, bunker buster bombs are the only reasonable way to deal with them from a military point of view