The Onion

4440 readers

965 users here now

The Onion

A place to share and discuss stories from The Onion, Clickhole, and other satire.

Great Satire Writing:

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

seahorse@midwest.social

pbrisgreat@midwest.social

579

IDF Soldier Recounts Harrowing, Heroic War Story Of Killing 8-Month-Old Child (www.theonion.com)

submitted 10 months ago by can@sh.itjust.works to c/theonion@midwest.social

32 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 135 points 10 months ago

From 2018 lmao. This entire article is a gold mine

said Saadon to the group of awed soldiers, describing the chills that went up and down his spine as he realized that all he had was his M16 assault rifle and some tear gas to defend himself against the unarmed Palestinian family standing only dozens of yards away. “I could see the whites of the baby’s eyes and hear her terrifying cries, and I knew it was either her or me. And this wasn’t some newborn infant, you know? This was a baby who could probably sit up independently. I was scared, but I acted quickly to throw that tear gas at her and her older sister. And who knows how many lives I saved