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Targeting here goes beyond reasonable expectation from a military at war. Compare that to the russian terror of lobbing 500kg bombs at random housing blocks.
by KptMarchewa 11mo ago
Targeting here goes beyond reasonable expectation from a military at war. Compare that to the russian terror of lobbing 500kg bombs at random housing blocks.
- moi2388 11mo agoDoes it? Do you have any data on how many of these devices ended up in civilian hands? Afaik they intercepted a shipment for Hamas members only. Do you have more information? How many civilians there even use these pagers instead of mobile phones? Are there any?
- cramsession 11mo agoHamas is in Gaza, this attack was against Hezbollah and civilians in Lebanon.
- cjbenedikt 11mo agoA year on, some Lebanese bystanders hurt in Israel’s pager attack still recovering... Over 3,400 were wounded when devices belonging to Hezbollah members exploded https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-year-on-some-lebanese-bystanders-hurt-in-israels-pager-attack-still-recovering/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-year-on-some-lebanese-bystan...
- AnimalMuppet 11mo ago3,400 bystanders? Or 3,400 mostly-Hezbollah but some bystanders?
- cjbenedikt 11mo ago[flagged]
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- cjbenedikt 11mo ago@dang why is this downvoted? Because I'm including a link to an Israely newspaper? Replying to a question asked? I don't include any opinion!
- dang 11mo agoAll I can tell you is that users downvoted it. As to why - your guess is as good as mine, though there are sometimes clues in the replies.
- cjbenedikt 10mo agoIndeed, my reply to his reply was downvoted as well. Along the lines of: "I have a preconceived opinion and don't want to deal with facts." Quite popular in some circles these days.
- hersko 11mo ago> Afaik they intercepted a shipment for Hamas members only. What? Hamas didn't have any of the pagers, Hezbollah did.
- viccis 11mo ago>Afaik they intercepted a shipment for Hamas members only Ignoring that it was Hezbollah, not Hamas, I would point out that many of Hezbollah members are civilians.
- baskin31 11mo agoMembers of an organization that shoots missiles over international borders and stockpiles arms cannot be called civilians.
- viccis 11mo agoThat would apply to Americans and Israelis too.
- parineum 11mo agoI'm not a member of any American military or political organization that takes any kind of military action.
- dragonwriter 11mo agoIf you are part of the American electorate (including a voter who is eligible but choosing to abstain out of protest or indifference) you are part of a political organization that chooses military action.
- parineum 11mo agoThat's fine if you think that, but I hope you know that your position is not common at all. I was born an American. Hezbollah is a group you have to choose to join. Accidents of birth and conscious choices to join a group with a violent ideology and a history of acting on it are so different, I find it hard to believe you would actually equate them. Hezbollah is more akin to joining the KKK or Weather Underground.
- viccis 11mo ago
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- muvlon 11mo agoOr the Israeli terror of lobbing 2000lb bombs at random housing blocks for that matter.
- KptMarchewa 11mo agoYes, agreed.
- parineum 11mo agoI suspect that "random housing block" was on top of some non-random tunnels full of non-uniformed military intentionally using the occupants of those houses as human shields. Otherwise there's no reason to use such a large bomb on some houses.
- bjourne 11mo agoA state that considers its enemies to be the modern day incarnation of "Amalek" may use such bombs...