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She was fleeing with her grandson, who was holding a white flag. Then she was shot (www.cnn.com)

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Footage showing the moment Hala Khreis was killed as she tried to leave Gaza City went viral earlier this month. It’s one of a growing number of videos that show unarmed civilians holding white flags being shot dead.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Why are they shooting at unarmed grandmothers holding hands with a child?

[–] [email protected] 43 points 7 months ago

Because it's collective punishment and they want to maximize suffering.

But that will never be officially said. They are well trained to know what is legal and what is not.

So the official reason will always be that they thought she was a terrorist. Some combination of not being able to see properly in the dust, being under fire from her general direction and terrorists dressing like civilians.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago

Because they're radicalized far-right terrorists invading another foreign nation and committing genocide as a matter of state policy.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

Because that child will one day become hamas. Obviously. /s

honestly, indefensible. its all fucked up.

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

They think she’s the wrong race.