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The death toll means around ten percent of the kibbutz's population was wiped out

The bodies of more than 100 people were discovered by volunteers in a single, small Israeli village Monday — including those of children — believed to have been killed by Hamas militants caught on camera.

The remains were discovered in Be'eri, or Bari, a kibbutz in southern Israel close to Gaza. It's one of the villages Hamas militants invaded on Saturday as they began their attack on the country.

"Today the volunteers entered Kibbutz Bari and it is impossible to explain in words the terrible sights - some were adults, some were children. These are horrors that cannot be grasped in the mind or soul," a spokesperson for Zaka search and rescue told IDF radio.

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[–] prole 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Literally the opposite. Like in black and white, in the data on death tolls since 1948 or whenever you want to start counting. Palestine doesn't have a military, Israel doesn't allow them to. How would they be targeted if they don't exist? Every. Single. Time. Someone from

Hamas does something stupid out of desperation, takes out a couple Israeli soldiers, and Israel responds by slaughtering hundreds to thousands of Palestinian civilians. Completely disproportionate in every way.

Like it's kind of wild how much gall it takes to straight up REVERSE a statistic like that, and state it as fact. You should be ashamed of yourself.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

https://twitter.com/UNSCO_MEPP/status/1393940810937348098?s=20

I look forward to the evidence you will provide that disproves the UN's claim that Hamas purposely uses heavily populated civilian areas to stage attacks. Also, I think Hamas did more than "take out a couple Israeli soldiers" this time.

It is possible to condemn Israel's far right government while also recognizing Hamas as scum. We can simultaneously damn both for killing civilians without making it seem like one has given the other justification.