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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Why where the hostages surrounded by 120 civilians? At what point is a civilian not a civilian anymore? If he has hostages at home? Were there any non-civilians?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Why where the hostages surrounded by 120 civilians

Because Gaza is one of the densest urban areas in the world. When you level an apartment complex, you're GOING to kill innocent people. Especially if you, like the Israeli government, consider all Palestinians Hamas and therefore do nothing to limit civilian casualties.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago

"Why do you make us do this! Oh woe to me, there is no other way to get these hostages other than to bomb a populated area. What else am I to do? pushes button How terrible that you made me do that! ...now, I wonder how soon we can get some settlers over here."

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

Because Gaza is the most densely packet place on earth. You can literally run the langth of Gaza in an afternoon and the width of it in a lunch break. Not excusing anything Hamas did/does but where are the civilians to fucking go?