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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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[–] YeeterPan@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I do not think 10,000+ dead is "trying to minimize civilian casualties"

[–] Critical_Insight@feddit.uk -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Israel has the capability to level both Gaza and West bank in a week and kill every single person in there. They haven't. What would Hamas do if they had this capability?

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If they actually did that the entirety of West Asia and North Africa would attack them and all their allies would abandon them.

So actually, no, Israel doesn't have that capability.

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You seem to have a different understanding of capability than I do. They could do it, so they have the capability, but that says nothing about the consequences.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 year ago

No, they would be dogpiled as they did it. They wouldn't be able to finish the job before the whole world ate them alive.