Hospitals have been caught in the crossfire during the Israel-Hamas war — both literally and in the clashing narratives of the conflict.

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.

  • HowMany@lemmy.ml
    8138·
    1 year ago

    Because Israel is committing war crimes. Because Israel has stated, unequivocally, that Palestinians are animals and must be scourged off the face of the earth.

      • Glytch@ttrpg.network
        43·
        1 year ago

        Oh, Hamas is airstriking hospitals and refugee camps too? No? They’re not? Only Israel is doing that?

        Why wouldn’t this genocide be blamed on the ones committing it? Use your head.

      • Count042@lemmy.ml
        115·
        1 year ago

        Intentionally targeting civilians is a war crime.

        And before you bring up human shields, the only ones to do so were the Israelis in operation Cast Lead. Read up on it of you don’t know. If you do and still say this, then you’re a genocidaire and I don’t give a shit what you say.

        • VentraSqwal@links.dartboard.socialEnglish
          31·
          1 year ago

          I’m reading through the Wikipedia article and don’t see anything about the Israelis using human shields. Part of it mentions Hamas using human shields, hiding under hospitals, keeping weapons in houses or mosques, etc.

          Can you help narrow it down for me which part you’re talking about?

          • Count042@lemmy.ml
            3·
            1 year ago

            https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/mde150152009en.pdf

            Page 48.

            Israel does a good job of making the world forget their actions.

            According to testimonies, in several cases Israeli forces also forced unarmed Palestinian civilian males (mostly adults but in two cases also children) to serve as “human shields”, including making them walk in front of armed soldiers; go into buildings to check for booby traps or gunmen; and inspect suspicious objects for explosives. These practices are not new. Numerous such cases have been documented in recent years and the Israeli Supreme Court has ruled that such practices contradict International law and prohibited them in October 2005.73

      • Mir@programming.dev
        4110·
        1 year ago

        Can you please reread what you just said? You’re saying it’s okay to kill children and innocent people in order to kill someone else you actually want to kill?

      • Madison420@lemmy.world
        295·
        1 year ago

        You really think using human shields is really a good excuse to bomb hospitals. “they’re using hostages! Quick teach those hostages a goddamn guided 2000lb lesson!”

          • Count042@lemmy.ml
            83·
            1 year ago

            Get the fuck out of here justifying genocide.

            Never again was for everyone.

          • Madison420@lemmy.world
            52·
            1 year ago

            Look hamas killing “millions” is unlikely given they haven’t topped 5000.

            Coolio. So lemme grab your kids take them hostage and you can tell me again that murdering me and your children is the only solution to hostage situation.

      • orcrist@lemm.ee
        277·
        1 year ago

        There is clear evidence that at least some hospitals were alleged to be Hamas operation centers but in fact were not. But even if they were operation centers, would you still think it’s justified? How many Hamas members are worth how many “accidental” deaths of hospital staff and patients? Who would even dream of making such a formula? It’s sick.

        The issue at hand is about hospitals being destroyed, not about the Israel-Palestine conflict on the whole. Please save your “no side is right” language for an issue where that actually applies.