Gaza Paramedics Shot ‘With Intent to Kill,’ Red Crescent Demands International Probe

[zmisha]

9 hours ago, jimmybcool said:

 

Not sure what has changed since the last time the entire Muslim middle east attempted to push the Jews into the sea.  Except the Egyptians and Saudis have both decided it isn't worth the effort.  It's actually only Iran and it's proxies that are still at it and I'd bet on Israel against Iran any day and twice on Sunday. 

But the previous historical attempt to create a Jewish state took place without the support of a powerful ally from the other side of the ocean and ended in failure.

[Evil Penevil]

 

On 4/10/2025 at 8:00 PM, Eloquent pilgrim said:

Just as it is impossible to tell when a swimming fish is drinking water, so it is impossible to tell when a Palestinian medic or aid worker is actually a terrorist.

 

You'll always reap just what you sow

 

 

 Here's what the IDF is up against when it comes to Hamas and "medics."  A man wearing a medic's vest rushes to the body of a wounded or dead combatant,  grabs his automatic rifle and tosses it to another combatant.  The second the "medic" touches the rifle, he becomes a legit military target.  The encounter took place in Jenin about one year ago.

 

 Better quality video at the links below:

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/17rff07/west_bank_medic_takes_weapon_from_downed_militant/

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/2ndYomKippurWar/comments/17rfxtb/palestinian_medic_taking_the_weapon_from_a_dead/

 

I have no idea how many members of AN have actually been in military combat, but some of the pro-Palestinian posters don't seem to realize  combat is the most chaotic situation you can imagine, especially in an urban environment against opponents who aren't uniformed.  You shoot in the direction of whoever's firing at you.  If a non-combatant gets in the way, that's the reality of  urban guerilla war.  It's terrible, tragic, cruel, immoral and every other negative  term of which you can think,  but it's almost impossible to avoid non-combatant deaths, given the nature of war in a dense urban environment.

 

The only way to reduce non-combatant casualties is to reduce the number of armed engagements.   The figures below from the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs show a clear correlation between the number of deaths and major attacks launched by Hamas.  It's not exactly rocket science, but if Hamas doesn't want Palestinians killed, it shouldn't attack Israel.  It's as simple as that.  Note that the UNOCHA data doesn't include Palestinian deaths in Gaza after Oct. 6, 2023.  Those figures will be included once the U.N. has verified them.

 

https://www.ochaopt.org/data/casualties

 

Two factors exacerbate non-combatant deaths in Gaza: 1) the use of human shields by Hamas; and 2)  Hamas' devotion to martyrdom.   The use of  human shields has been discussed dozens of times on AN, but I'll include some info on martyrdom.

For Palestinians, a Rush to Claim ‘Martyrs’ Killed by Israel

In one of the deadliest years for Palestinians, a tradition of political and armed groups claiming Palestinian “martyrs” clouds the distinction between civilian and fighter.     https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/31/world/middleeast/palestinian-martyrs-israel.html

 

Bottom line:  Palestinian non-combatant deaths aren't due to bloodthirsty tactics by the IDF, but because of the nature urban warfare and Hamas' willingness to sacrifice its own people.

 

[jimmybcool]

8 hours ago, zmisha said:

But the previous historical attempt to create a Jewish state took place without the support of a powerful ally from the other side of the ocean and ended in failure.

What has that to do with what I posted?