'Everyone in the World Needs to See This': Footage Shows IDF Drone Killing Gazans | Common Dreams
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"There is no way they could have been considered combatants," said one writer and analyst. "This is unreal."

Adding to the mountain of evidence that Israel is engaged in a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera on Thursday aired footage of what the news outlet reported was an Israeli drone targeting four Palestinians in Khan Younis last month.

Those killed by the unmanned aerial vehicle in the rubble of the southern Gaza city appear to be unarmed teenagers or young men. According to a translation of the coverage, they were not identified in the reporting.

Tariq Kenney-Shawa, Al-Shabaka’s U.S. policy fellow, said: “This is among the worst footage I’ve seen. Not only were these boys clearly unarmed and present no threat whatsoever, but they were struck multiple times even after stumbling/crawling away. There is no way they could have been considered combatants. This is unreal.”

  • Prandom_returns@lemm.eeEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Oh my god this is hilarious. I’ve sent 20 messages explaining that theres no evidence one way or the other, and you still parrot the same shit over and over again. Come on, rub your both braincells together, Karen, figure it out.

    Your whole argument is that I’m a genocide denier, and I’ve stated many times saying theres an active genocide in Gaza, committed by Israeli forces. You literally have no argument.

    Bad guys don’t look the way you imagine. Real life is not a Holywood stage (I know some Americans struggle with this fact)

    Let’s try this one more time, all together now: “An out of context clip on twitter, containing unidentified people in an unidentified area, during an unidentified time, is not evidence”.

    Based on the level of responses you gave me so far, I assume you’re confused by that as well.

    WE, the people watching, cannot know, whether the targets were “The bad guys” (you know, pew pew pew), or the good guys. Being unarmed could be an indication, BUT IT’S NOT EVIDENCE. Life is not a movie, nor a Battlefield game.

    Okay, this is as low as I can go I think.

    • WaxedWookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 months ago

      There we go. The fact that there’s evidence of the murder of a group of apparent civilians and no evidence they were combatants or expectation of it is the problem. You don’t get to go killing whoever you please, shrug your shoulders and say “eh - I dunno - Hamas I guess - who cares”. This applies doubly in the context of the ongoing genocide - Israel have made it crystal clear they can’t be trusted.

      To look at a genocidal regime killing a bunch of people that gave no indication they’re combatants, shrugging your shoulders and saying there’s no evidence they’re not guilty doesn’t cut it. It excuses the commission of the genocide (which is just thousands of instances of this kind of thing with an imposed famine and displacement), and represents a total disregard for the rule of law.

      • Prandom_returns@lemm.eeEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Christ almighty.

        The one’s doing the killing have to collect evidence. Not fucking random Karens on the internet who can only watch a twitter video and try to deduce information using their fucking salt lamp.

        Do you imagine the bad guys to be “Hey Karen look at us! We have skulls on our shirts, and I’m wearing an eyepatch! Kill us, we’re the bad guys It is important that twitter people recognise us!”.

        You have to be trolling. You just have to be. I refuse to believe people you’re a real person writing all that unironically

        • WaxedWookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          8 months ago

          Yes - the IDF need to provide the evidence, haven’t, won’t, and can’t, but you defend them nonetheless.

          What we have at present is evidence of a warcrime in the context of a genocide - it’s encumbent on the IDF to prove this killing was justified.

          A genocide isn’t a single act - it’s many acts like this one you’re defending.

          • Prandom_returns@lemm.eeEnglish
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            8 months ago

            So, you “know” IDF has no evidence? How? Do you expect they contact every twitter Karen with evidence during an active war? Are you fucking high??

            What we have at present is evidence of a warcrime

            No, we literally do not.

            it’s encumbent on the IDF to prove this killing was justified.

            Correct, but not to facebook/twitter Karens, nor to the public. Only to the investigating authorities.

            • WaxedWookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              8 months ago

              I expect Israel to have a better justification for killing a group of people than “they looked Palestinian.” - that’s genocidal. This is a high-profile example largely because it appears so unambiguous. Israel are going to need to present the evidence that this was justified, or it gets thrown on the pile of killings amounting to that genocide.

              We have video footage of a bunch of civilians being targeted in a drone strike - until they’re shown to be enemy combatants (not happening) this is evidence of a warcrime. Your logic could be used to justify nuking Tel Aviv - we can’t know the entire population aren’t enemy combatants, and it’s not for us to prove or ask for proof, so stop worrying about it, Karen.

              If you believe the IDF need to prove the killing was justified, why are you defending them not doing so, and if you believe this is a genocide, why do you deny that the killings that make up that genocide are unjustified (remembering that they literally haven’t been justified)?

              I’m pretty happy to change my tune on this instance if credible evidence is presented, but I’m also comfortable saying that I know that won’t happen at this point.

              I don’t think calling me a Karen for opposing warcrimes and genocide is having the desired effect, but you do you, champ.

              • Prandom_returns@lemm.eeEnglish
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                8 months ago

                I expect Israel to have a better justification for killing a group of people than “they looked Palestinian.”

                Maybe they do, maybe they don’t. It’s not clear from the video.

                We have video footage of a bunch of civilians being targeted in a drone strike

                We don’t. No evidence they are civilians. No evidence they are combatants. If you have proof other than “they look civilian”, give us proof.

                this is evidence of a warcrime.

                It is not. No proof this is Gaza. No proof it’s an IDF drone strike. No proof that it happened last week, last month, last year or last decade. If you have proof “IDK it looks like it”, give us proof. And not just one of these things, but ALL.

                If you believe the IDF need to prove the killing was justified, why are you defending them not doing so,

                Nobody said IDF don’t have proof. They just don’t have to share it with the public, no matter how hard you want it. I’m not defending them, I’m trying to show you that your logic is flawed, and you can easily be swayed by misinformation and propaganda.

                and if you believe this is a genocide, why do you deny that the killings that make up that genocide are unjustified (remembering that they literally haven’t been justified)?

                What I believe is my deduction from actual, confirmed, reputable sources. Not a random twitter video. My opinion that is a genocide is just that - opinion. And unlike you, I don’t claim I have proof. Because none of us have.

                I don’t think calling me a Karen for opposing warcrimes and genocide is having the desired effect, but you do you, champ.

                You’re not opposing genocide. You’re literrally sitting in your warm home, half a world away, reacting to random videos on the internet with an angry emoji for internet clout. “Genocide bad” is as useful as “Bad things are bad”.

                You said I have bad reading comprehension and you deduced that I called you Karen because you “oppose warcrimes”? Holy shit, either read again, or read more.

                • WaxedWookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  8 months ago

                  Maybe they do, maybe they don’t. It’s not clear from the video.

                  We’d need the IDF to justify the killings. They haven’t won’t and can’t.

                  Maybe they do, maybe they don’t. It’s not clear from the video.

                  You think you can go shoot up a school, then say it was in self-defence without evidence and get away with it? How’s the principle different here?

                  We don’t. No evidence they are civilians. No evidence they are combatants. If you have proof other than “they look civilian”, give us proof.

                  The burden isn’t on those killed to prove their innocence - the killers need to do that. Rule of law - really simple stuff you seem incapable of grasping but get all pissy when I point that out.

                  It is not. No proof this is Gaza. No proof it’s an IDF drone strike. No proof that it happened last week, last month, last year or last decade. If you have proof “IDK it looks like it”, give us proof. And not just one of these things, but ALL.

                  …except the IDF admitting it was them. I know they have zero credibility, but when they admit to this kind of thing, I think it’s reasonable to believe them.

                  Nobody said IDF don’t have proof. They just don’t have to share it with the public, no matter how hard you want it. I’m not defending them, I’m trying to show you that your logic is flawed, and you can easily be swayed by misinformation and propaganda.

                  Absent anything at all suggesting they were combatants in the context of a genocide Israel is committing? I’ve got a bridge to sell you.

                  What I believe is my deduction from actual, confirmed, reputable sources. Not a random twitter video. My opinion that is a genocide is just that - opinion. And unlike you, I don’t claim I have proof. Because none of us have.

                  Again, the IDF admitted to the killings. You saw video of a bunch of people being killed for no discernible reason, and you’re defending that.

                  And the rest? You can stop reaching - it’s not doing you any favours.

                  • Prandom_returns@lemm.eeEnglish
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                    8 months ago

                    We’d need the IDF to justify the killings. They haven’t won’t and can’t.

                    You haven’t received a detailed breakdown of war and casualties via mail? Weird…

                    You think you can go shoot up a school, then say it was in self-defence without evidence and get away with it? How’s the principle different here?

                    What the fuck are you on about…

                    The burden isn’t on those killed to prove their innocence - the killers need to do that. Rule of law - really simple stuff you seem incapable of grasping but get all pissy when I point that out.

                    You are literally insane. Nobody has to prove anything to you, you absolutely delusional person. You are a fucking civilian half a world away. I don’t know how are you not getting this.

                    Absent anything at all suggesting they were combatants in the context of a genocide Israel is committing? I’ve got a bridge to sell you.

                    Karen “just knowing things” again

                    Again, the IDF admitted to the killings. You saw video of a bunch of people being killed for no discernible reason, and you’re defending that.

                    Just because don’t know the reason, doesn’t mean that IDF didn’t have one, and no, they don’t have to mail you the reason while the there’s an ongoing war.

                    Okay, now I’m really done. This went from a fun ‘feed the troll’ deal, to talking to a mentally problematic person who thinks the world revolves around them and they should get detailed war reports delivered to them, to justify every war casualty.

                    1. You don’t understand how war works
                    2. You still don’t know what evidence is
                    3. You still think the bad guys should look like the bad guys from Holywood movies, otherwise they’re good guys
                    4. You still think you can watch a video and know things from “intuition”.

                    All four show me that this is a completely meaningless conversation and a general waste of my time.

                    Now, tell me how I’m a genocide denier, even though I agreed that there’s genocide in Gaza, and tell me how I’m defending IDF, even though I think IDF and Israeli government are terrorists. That’ll make a good point! Lmao

                    Continue living in your cocoon of safety and self-righteousness sucking up all the propaganda and every conspiracy theory, thinking that your reactions on facebook/twitter videos help the people of Gaza.

                    Whe could continue this circle of me trying to explain things to a rock, but I’d rather use my time elsewhere.