Israel-Gaza

[Old Hippie]

Well the dump did say, 2 weeks ago, release the hostages or else…then they didn’t release them so I guess this is “else..?”

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Netanyahu doesn't want peace. Even when all the hostages are released he will still find a reason to keep it up. Trump is a C*nt as well

[Coss]

From an article in 2018:

"Netanyahu, grinning like a chimp as his plans bear fruit"

Article  excerpt:

... 1. Trump pulls out of the Iranian nuclear deal because it was signed by his predecessor whom Trump cannot abide because he is a) black, b) decent, c) cleverer than Trump, d) more popular than Trump and because he made jokes about Trump to Trump's face in front of people who were also cleverer than Trump and who laughed at Trump.

Days after Trump announces his decision Israeli bombers swoop down out of the middle-eastern sun and launch Kentucky-made bunker-busters into Tehran's uranium enrichment facilities. This long-anticipated raid triggers a battery of Vladivostok-made cruise missiles to head instantaneously out of the Iranian mountains in the direction of Tel Aviv.

Netanyahu, grinning like a chimp as his plans bear fruit, launches his Missouri-made anti-missile missiles, and then, without even pausing to comb his comb-over over, appeals to the US for more support. Congress votes overwhelmingly for a proportionate and measured regional military response under the code name WWIII...

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Joe Bennett is a NZ wit, correctly claimed by Kong as a Pom and his article is as amusing now as it was then.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/joe-bennett-material-aplenty-for-game-predicting-next-global-catastrophe/KK5SPXWI652YULCWVKDCWX6UHQ/

 

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Portrait of Palestinian boy who lost both arms picked as World Press Photo for 2025

Photographer Samar Abu Elouf now lives in the same building as the injured child. (Robin van Lonkhuijsen/ANP MAG/ANP via AFP)

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A portrait of a Palestinian boy who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli attack in Gaza has been chosen as World Press Photo of the year.

"This is a quiet photo that speaks loudly," said World Press Photo Executive Director Joumana El Zein Khoury.

The winner of the 68th edition of the prestigious photojournalism contest was selected from 59,320 entries submitted by 3,778 photographers from 141 countries.

 

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A portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli attack in Gaza has been chosen as World Press Photo of the year.

The photo, taken by Qatar-based Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times shows 9-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour with his arms missing just below each shoulder.

"One of the most difficult things Mahmoud's mother explained to me was how when Mahmoud first came to the realization that his arms were amputated, the first sentence he said to her was, 'How will I be able to hug you?'" Abu Elouf said in a statement released by the World Press Photo organisation.

The organisation said that the child was injured while fleeing an Israeli attack in March 2024. (Samar Abu Elouf, for The New York Times/World Press Photo via AP)

The winner of the 68th edition of the prestigious photojournalism contest was selected from 59,320 entries submitted by 3,778 photographers from 141 countries.

"This is a quiet photo that speaks loudly," said World Press Photo Executive Director Joumana El Zein Khoury.

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Israel claims the killing of Palestinian medics is a result of 'poor night visibility'

Palestinians mourned medics who came under Israeli fire while on a rescue mission. (Reuters: Hatem Khaled)

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An Israeli military investigation has labelled the killing of 15 Palestinian medics and emergency workers as a result of an "operational misunderstanding".

Video of the attack contradicted the Israel Defense Forces' original claim the ambulances were travelling without their emergency lights.

What’s next?

The findings of the investigation have been passed to military lawyers, suggesting troops could face charges in future.

An Israeli military investigation into the killing of 15 Palestinian medics and emergency workers has labelled it an "operational misunderstanding", claiming "poor night visibility" led troops to open fire on ambulances.

The deputy commander of the battalion involved in the attack has been dismissed as a result of the probe, with the investigation saying his recollection of the incident was "incomplete and inaccurate".

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has faced significant criticism over the attack in southern Gaza on March 23 after the bodies of eight paramedics, six Gaza civil defence workers and one United Nations staffer were found in a shallow grave next to the crushed wreckage of their vehicles.

The 15 bodies were recovered from what the United Nations described as a 'mass grave'. (Reuters: Hatem Khaled)

The IDF initially said the convoy had been fired on because it was believed to be a group of Hamas vehicles and the ambulances were not using their emergency lights.

But the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) quickly released video from one of the slain paramedic's phone, showing the vehicles had red lights flashing in the moments before a barrage of gunfire targeted the group.

Medics and forensic experts who had seen some of the bodies after they were recovered alleged there was evidence the men had been shot execution style in the head, and their hands and feet had been tied.

One medic is still missing, with the International Red Cross saying he is being held by Israeli forces.

The IDF commissioned an internal inquiry into the attack, and reported its findings on Sunday afternoon local time.

In a statement the military said it "found no evidence to support claims of execution or that any of the deceased were bound before or after the shooting".

"Such claims are blood libels and false accusations against IDF soldiers," the IDF said in a statement.

Mourners were overcome outside Nasser hospital in Khan Younis after the bodies were recovered. (Reuters: Hatem Khaled)

The inquiry said there were three separate shootings — which happened after other emergency vehicles had been allowed to pass through the area near Tel al-Sultan in southern Gaza.

"Troops did not engage in indiscriminate fire but remained alert to respond to real threats identified by them," the IDF said.

The first attack, which hit an ambulance, was against what the military said was "a vehicle identified as a Hamas vehicle."

Other emergency crews were racing to find that ambulance, which had run off the road, when they were fired upon.

"Troops opened fire on suspects emerging from a fire truck and ambulances very close to the area in which the troops were operating, after perceiving an immediate and tangible threat," the IDF said.

"Supporting surveillance had reported five vehicles approaching rapidly and stopping near the troops, with passengers quickly disembarking.

"Due to poor night visibility, the deputy commander did not initially recognise the vehicles as ambulances.

"Only later, after approaching the vehicles and scanning them, was it discovered that these were indeed rescue teams."

The statement did not directly address the video showing emergency lights were being used.

Crowds gathered to mourn the 15 medics who were killed. (Reuters: Hatem Khaled)

The IDF still maintains six Hamas terrorists were in the group — but has only named one of the men, and provided no evidence to back up its claim.

"About 15 minutes later, the troops fired at a Palestinian UN vehicle due to operational errors in breach of regulations," the IDF said.

The state of the bodies and their vehicles, buried in a shallow grave, had led to accusations against the military it had been trying to cover up the attack — knowing an attack on medics and humanitarians was illegal under international law.

"The examination concluded that removing the bodies was reasonable under the circumstances, but the decision to crush the vehicles was wrong," the IDF said.

"In general, there was no attempt to conceal the event, which was discussed with international organisations and the UN, including coordination for the removal of bodies."

The IDF said it "regrets the harm caused to uninvolved civilians", but again said the attack happened in a "hostile and dangerous combat zone".

It said the findings of the inquiry had been referred to the Military Advocate General's Office — a move which suggested those involved could face charges within the military justice system.

The ABC has contacted the Palestinian Red Crescent Society for comment.