Hamas strike on Israel - mod warning in OP updated 19/10/23

This snippet is interesting. Why they kept al-Nsasrah but released Abed is mysterious.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said it had been told by the International Confederation of the Red Cross that paramedic Asaad al-Nsasrah, missing since the killing of 15 aid workers in Rafah, is being held in detention in Israel, and called on the international community to pressure Israel to release Nsasrah. The IDF has yet to respond to Haaretz's request for a response.

Munther Abed, a Red Crescent volunteer who survived the IDF attack on the aid workers' convoy, told The Guardian he saw Nsasrah alive and detained by IDF soldiers, adding that he did not know what then happened to the paramedic.

I don't have access to the full article. But its not required. The first paragraph really says it all:

Nasser Hospital's emergency room in the southern Gaza Strip has a special area where children are allowed to die quietly in the presence of their families. Known as the "dead children's area," it's also for children whose rescue would require resources beyond the hospital's means.

That sentence on its own is heart-breaking and clear proof that what Israel is doing is depraved and abhorrent.

Shame on anyone who attempts to justify what Israel is doing to kids.

He made a "mistake" stating that the lights were off? A soldier? Who get their eyes tested regularly? Really? Made a mistake? Not buying it. The IDF lied - plain and simple.

But the naivety of your post that is staggering to be honest. "IDF soldier made a mistake". Ah, OK, shame about the 15 medics murdered then buried in the sand, with their vehicles, and no-one allowed near them for a week. But sure, the IDF made a mistake.

Staggering naivety. Or pure justification for War Crimes. I'm really not sure.

Again I'll ask... Why on earth are you trying to defend this?

Yeah, they just made the same mistake 14 times. In the same place. Very likely.

About the "There are no innocents in Gaza" issue, there's a simple explanation - what the general said was a figure of speech.

Yep. All the other things he additionally said and did we can safely ignore as jaysus forbid we view the remark in context.

If Israel was committing genocide then the war would've been over within days of 7 October 2023. You're taking the situation out of context.

If there was "a few of them left" then the death toll wouldn't be a small percentage of the population.

I was disputing your genocide claim. Stop being disingenuous!

Here's a "small percentage" for you.

"Beyond the mass death, international agencies suggest that at least 110,000 people in Gaza have been injured, including at least 25,000 children. And Unicef estimates that between 3,000 and 4,000 children in Gaza have had one or more limbs amputated. That small tract of earth is now home to more child amputees per inhabitant than anywhere else in the world."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/mar/27/gaza-palestine-children-injuries?CMP=share_btn_url&fbclid=IwY2xjawJpH41leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpLk2f_hxKbEPpUMbW1e8CsXo27AsIs7YNGMrLYNxBUDnRiBLRUzyNb9Hll8_aem_l-B0lwdI7vaW-LQIMRz_hg

Completely inaccurate comparison.

I wish people would stop trying to constantly compare the situation in Gaza to WW2.

And that single post proves beyond all doubt that you are completely and utterly biased and cannot tell right from wrong in this conflict. Maybe have a think about what you are saying.

"In the heat of the moment"....they ambushed and murdered every single one of the 15 healthcare workers and buried them and their ambulances. Seriously you should be ashamed of your mealy-mouthed excuses. Credibility, zero.

It looks like the Israeli intelligence, idf soldiers and reservists have seen through Nethanyahu his continuance of the war and the reasons for it. So it appears all the idf aren't happy withe the murdering that's going on.

Rafah is encircled, cutting it off from Khan Younis, and the IDF is preparing to evacuate the Gazan city. I doubt this will be reported in the West, but it's a key development in the war.

Additionally, parts of the Al-Ahli hospital - known to be a Hamas base in Gaza - were destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday. It was the only hospital still fully functioning in Gaza City. Hamas's ongoing use of civilian infrastructure like hospitals is deeply troubling but nothing new. There were no reports of casualties, thankfully, which may explain the minimal coverage in the mainstream media over here.

Sorry to burst your bubble but all bar sixty of those who signed it are long-retired. The vast majority of the remaining signatories hold headquarters roles and are not trained fighters. Moreover, they are simply reinforcing the point that the return of the hostages should be the government’s top priority, a view that the majority of people in Israel and those of us who stand with Israel agree with. The war can continue, if needs be, once the hostages are returned.