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Israel will happily flatten a whole apartment complex to get one guy.

throw488426 2mo ago
Israel actually has the capability of targeting a single apartment in an apartment building, and has done so dozens of times in the current war against Hezbollah.
- lazyasciiart 2mo ago
  Doesn’t that make it even worse that they also choose to flatten entire buildings?
  - ethbr1 2mo ago
    Destroying civilian infrastructure and killing civilians is the current Israeli government's goal. Military advantage is just a nice window dressing for the Geneva Conventions. Lot easier to steal land if there aren't any people living there (because the infrastructure to support modern life was destroyed).
  - LorenPechtel 2mo ago
    To take out just the room where the target is requires knowing what room the target is in. They usually do not have that kind of information. Hamas has been on the front lines for decades, they know about concealment.
- Sabinus 2mo ago
  Does Israel actually have the capacity to target the whole of Hamas with those small accurate bombs, as they get intelligence on them? If Hamas is in the basement can the small bomb get them? And if they forgo the opportunity will it be possible to target that person again soon without civilians nearby?
ajmurmann 2mo ago
They also have been giving civilians warnings to leave areas before they "flatten a whole apartment complex"
- darkerside 2mo ago
  Hope they checked their text messages
- senderista 2mo ago
  Not so much anymore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roof_knocking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roof_knocking
isr 2mo ago
The real truth is that Israel is happy to flatten entire, crowded, apartment complexes. That "one guy" is just an excuse. Most recent example (out of at least 100,000 examples in just these last 3 years alone) would be their "defence" (hah!) minister delightedly boasting how they have Gaza'fied South Lebanon and destroyed over 15,000 structures.
- ramsan 2mo ago
  Careful, this is borderline antiseptic

Israel actually has the capability of targeting a single apartment in an apartment building, and has done so dozens of times in the current war against Hezbollah.

lazyasciiart 2mo ago
Doesn’t that make it even worse that they also choose to flatten entire buildings?
- ethbr1 2mo ago
  Destroying civilian infrastructure and killing civilians is the current Israeli government's goal. Military advantage is just a nice window dressing for the Geneva Conventions. Lot easier to steal land if there aren't any people living there (because the infrastructure to support modern life was destroyed).
- LorenPechtel 2mo ago
  To take out just the room where the target is requires knowing what room the target is in. They usually do not have that kind of information. Hamas has been on the front lines for decades, they know about concealment.
Sabinus 2mo ago
Does Israel actually have the capacity to target the whole of Hamas with those small accurate bombs, as they get intelligence on them? If Hamas is in the basement can the small bomb get them? And if they forgo the opportunity will it be possible to target that person again soon without civilians nearby?

ajmurmann 2mo ago

They also have been giving civilians warnings to leave areas before they "flatten a whole apartment complex"

darkerside 2mo ago
Hope they checked their text messages
senderista 2mo ago
Not so much anymore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roof_knocking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roof_knocking

isr 2mo ago

The real truth is that Israel is happy to flatten entire, crowded, apartment complexes. That "one guy" is just an excuse. Most recent example (out of at least 100,000 examples in just these last 3 years alone) would be their "defence" (hah!) minister delightedly boasting how they have Gaza'fied South Lebanon and destroyed over 15,000 structures.

ramsan 2mo ago
Careful, this is borderline antiseptic