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[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Hamas fuckers probably hit their own hospital just for sympathy points

[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The rockets are unguided and made from sewer pipe and plant fertilizer. These things probably have a spread of a kilometer and this one was likely malfuncioning. I don't see a reason to assume they intentionally targeted the hospital. These are long range weapons anyways.

[–] ratz30@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They fire off these things from civilian areas all the time. I don't see how it's so surprising to people that a shitty rocket fired out of a super dense city could fail and hit a building like a hospital.

Misfires happen all the time, but when you're shooting from within city limits the chance of one leading to tragedy is much higher.

[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

We don't know the exact truth yet, but this seems to be a video from that night, from a geolocated position :

https://twitter.com/yousuf_tw/status/1714367757968384106

We see a rocket being launched, seemingly missfire and blowing up high in the sky, then two explosions, the second one being near the hospital.

The damages sure don't look like they are from a detonated military bomb, but rather the result of a weaker explosive.

[–] anteaters@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What why would terrorists do that?? They live only to protect their people and would never put civilians in danger!

[–] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Which group of terrorists? Hamas or IDF? Both have a considerable civilian bodycount.

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Being better equipped for defense will do that. It doesn't say anything about the intentions, just that you have more firepower

[–] anteaters@feddit.de -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Comparing the two is so utterly deranged I'm at a loss for words.

[–] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well go ahead and find some of those words, I'm curious to know how they're different.

[–] RealFknNito@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Both sides are trying to do an ethnic cleansing. False flag operations don't make a lot of sense when your people are 'the chosen ones'.

I personally thought it was Israel because it sounded very much like a US JDAM but surprise surprise, the damage and death toll was extremely exaggerated by outlets which makes me think it actually was a faulty Hamas rocket on the basis it only cooked a few cars and scorched some stuff. The damage is too small to be Israel which is depressing in its own way.

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] RealFknNito@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Oh, not at all. I support Palestine completely. While Hamas and Israel do similarly deplorable acts, I just hesitate to fully condemn Hamas as it's clear they're doing what they are out of desperation. Israel has the power to end the conflict tonight, give food and aid to innocent Palestinians, and return the land they've annexed.

But they won't.