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Israel search of Gaza's Shifa Hospital yet to reveal Hamas base (apnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Israeli troops … displayed guns they say were found hidden in one building, but have yet to release any evidence of the central Hamas command center that Israel has said is concealed beneath the complex.

Who in their right mind would be Palestinian in Gaza right now and NOT have a gun at hand? This is not evidence of a "command center" and isn't necessarily evidence of terrorists.

[–] Corkyskog 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, my thought is someone comes in injured, they strip and treat them (because that's what hospitals do) and then some poor orderly or hospital janitor has the sorry job of locking up rifles, ammo, grenades and gear until the figure out what to do with it... hospitals are used to cleanly dealing with and disposing biological waste, not things like guns and grenades.

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

That's also totally reasonable speculation, 100% agree. And that's the point. We could probably come up with a dozen plausible scenarios for guns being in a hospital in gaza that in no way justify bombing it and its patients into a pulp.

Frankly, I would accept the presence of Hamas on the site as justification for the same in any case, especially when most of the folks who do accept that justification are also claiming that every hospital in Gaza has Hamas operating from there. Good way to justify bombing every single hospital, if someone is going to accept that logic - and where exactly are noncombatants injured by all these bombs expected to get treated then? (Hypothetical - 100% not arguing with you personally.)

[–] ArbitraryValue 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you claiming that all the Palestinians "in their right mind" are armed combatants?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

LOL no, I'm claiming that they have good reason to believe someone will want to shoot them and are entitled to defend themselves.

Please don't twist peoples' words it's kinda rude.

[–] ArbitraryValue 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're describing armed combatants.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Whatever lets you root for their death with minimal guilt, man.

Next time my maga neighbor is talking about all his guns I'll be sure to let him know he's an "armed combatant"