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Hospitals have special protection under the rules of war. Why are they in the crosshairs in Gaza? (apnews.com)

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JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of surgery at Gaza’s largest and most advanced hospital held up his phone Saturday to the hammering of gunfire and artillery shelling. “Listen,” said Dr. Marwan Abu Sada as fighting raged around Shifa Hospital.

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[+] [email protected] -7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

From an outside perspective of course it isn't but when you are a part of the military and you have the responsibility over your comrades lives you will do anything to protect them including killing people who you don't know

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Including commiting genocide and various war crimes?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

I mean you have a point from a judicial standpoint and I'm not saying theyr behavior is ethical but I understand why they do what they do and i dprobablty do the same if it means my friends wouldn't have to risk their life

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

Anything? Like punishing soldiers who kill innocent civilians including children and journalists during times of relative "peace"? Because that would surely have gone a long way to reducing the deaths of your "comrades". Instead we have an Israeli sniper kill journalists and then the government says "they were armed with a camera".

No. They are not doing everything they can to protect their soldiers. They are not seeking peace. They are seeking silence and subjugation.