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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have said they carried out an airstrike on a humanitarian aid convoy in Gaza aimed at “armed assailants” trying to hijack it but the charity that organised the aid said people killed in the strike were employees of the transport company it was working with.

The convoy, organised by the US-based NGO Anera, was carrying medical supplies and fuel to an Emirati-run hospital in Rafah on Thursday evening at the time of the attack. Its route had been coordinated in advance with the IDF, under a deconfliction process intended to prevent aid vehicles being bombed.

Anera’s Palestine country director, Sandra Rasheed, said: “This is a shocking incident. The convoy, which was coordinated by Anera and approved by Israeli authorities, included an Anera employee who was fortunately unharmed.

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[–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 96 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Again Israel attacks anyone and everyone standing next to anyone/anything they claim is Hamas.

  • Civilians
  • Hospitals
  • Aid workers
  • Reporters
  • Mosques
  • Hostages

Why are we still arming them? Repeatedly?

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Because the Christians love it. They get to move the clock forward on their rapture and see Muslims die. They consider it a fantastic thing. Because they're monsters.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

They consider it a fantastic thing. Because they're monsters.

Infuriatingly, that about covers most of world politics 😮‍💨

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (13 children)

Oh is that why Biden arms them?

Let’s not pretend this is just a few extremist Christians, its much deeper than that.

[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's a nation built on the graves of the natives

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[–] suction@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

So do something about it, Christian god dammit!

[–] small44@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago

Because it's the same usa that made the illegal,war in iraq, killed millions and tortured prisoners in Abu Ghraib.

[–] irotsoma@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Because the primary export of the US, in terms of percentage of GDP at least, is weapons.

[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 69 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is what you get for trying to help sick children.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago (5 children)

The stupidest part for me is Israel's explanation. The trucks were under attack from terrorists so we bombed the trucks.

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[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 51 points 2 months ago (2 children)

-What's the difference between pack of terrorists and humanitarian aid convoy?

-How the fuck should I know? I'm just a drone operator

[–] jryan@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

"who put natural language processing in the automated targeting system?"

[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

And why is it set to Klingon???

[–] itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 37 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I still don’t truly understand how the international Community still lets this bullshit fly. How many humanitarian missions hospitals and reporters are they gonna be allowed to kill before somebody fucking does something about this?

[–] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

It's just the US and it's brothers in colonialism at this point.

[–] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Because the US uses its Security Council veto to prevent the UN from taking action.

And Palestine isn't in NATO.

What other international organization could intervene? The Arab League? The last time Arab countries fought a war against Israel to try to liberate Palestine, they lost. (And remember, Israel has nuclear weapons now, while no Arab country does.)

[–] Woht24@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Who do you expect to do what?

Should the West and NATO invade Israel?

[–] KinglyWeevil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

Pull absolutely all support and funding, permanent ban on weapons transfers, deactivate their F35s. International financial sanctions.

[–] threeganzi@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

There are so many things you can do between nothing and full on invasion. Your question cannot possibly be in good faith.

[–] middlemanSI@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago

Israel Occupation Forces is becoming popular on social media.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They only need to scooch that 'D' in the acronym over three letters, and I think they'll have something.

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 5 points 2 months ago

No they should have two new branch of force so it become :

Israel Colonising Force for West Bank

Israel Defence Force to defend Israel

Israel Extermination Force for Gaza

[–] hightrix@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Israel is evil. News at 11

[–] Jamil@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

IOF Source: Trust me bro

The last time they claimed this was because the convoy had armed protection and to the IOF any presumed Palestinian with a gun is a terrorist. Investigated themselves and found no wrong doing. US agrees and sends more bombs and congratulates the apartheid state for defending itself from aid workers trying to stop the genocide.

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