- Israel soldiers say they found dead babies at a kibbutz near the Israel-Gaza border.
- The IDF told Insider that some had been decapitated.
- The kibbutz was attacked by Hamas on Saturday, and there was fighting there into Sunday.
A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces told Insider on Tuesday that its soldiers found the decapitated corpses of babies at Kfar Aza, a kibbutz near Gaza.
The spokesperson, Major Nir Dinar, did not say how many babies’ bodies had been found, nor how many had been beheaded.
There hasn’t been independent confirmation of what was found, though other Israeli media have reported the same claim and attributed it to soldiers.
The spokesperson told Insider: “These people are animals. They have butchered women and children in worse ways than ISIS.”
Reports started to emerge on Tuesday that Israeli soldiers had made the grisly discoveries at the self-sustaining rural community near Gaza.
The kibbutz was attacked by Hamas militants on Saturday, with fighting continuing there into Sunday.
Nicole Zedek, reporting for the Israeli news station, i24News, said: “Babies, their heads cut off, that’s what they [the soldiers] said.”
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces told Insider on Tuesday that its soldiers found the decapitated corpses of babies at Kfar Aza, a kibbutz near Gaza.
The spokesperson, Major Nir Dinar, did not say how many babies’ bodies had been found, nor how many had been beheaded.
There hasn’t been independent confirmation of what was found, though other Israeli media have reported the same claim and attributed it to soldiers.
Reports started to emerge on Tuesday that Israeli soldiers had made the grisly discoveries at the self-sustaining rural community near Gaza.
The kibbutz was attacked by Hamas militants on Saturday, with fighting continuing there into Sunday.
Nicole Zedek, reporting for the Israeli news station, i24News, said: “Babies, their heads cut off, that’s what they [the soldiers] said.”
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I wonder if the folks supporting Hamas yesterday will chime in here, too.
I mean guys, what’s a few baby decapitations in the way of oppression? De-escalation?! No, clearly decapitating babies is the righteous path. /s
To be clear, I think Israel needs to deescalate as well.
What’s a few decapitated baby’s between frinds
Remember: Truth is always the first casualty in an armed conflict. Take everything you read about the situation with a grain of salt.
Neither country deseves to exist anymore.
Definitely the worst take I’ve seen so far.
Just nuke the area to all hell, so no one can bitch and moan about who gets what because there is nothing to fight over.
Depends what they mean. Both Hamas and the Israeli government are acting like genocidal maniacs right now. I wouldn’t cry if both governments got toppled, especially in favour of more peaceful and less oppressive ones.
But if they’re just saying 'fuck it, kill everyone ’ then yeah, baaad take.
lol it sounds like they have a Nelson Muntz “Nuke The Whales; gotta nuke something” attitude, which if not meant to be over-the-top door-in-the-face humor, is a pitifully bad take worthy of the downvotes it’s getting.
I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt but their stance is quite clear.
BTW I think the point is that Hamas is a reaction to the israeli oppression, not that it should be supported. Obviously this is disgusting behavior.
Yes I understand.
I didn’t support the US attacking Iraq. I don’t support Hamas attacking Israel.
An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
If you understand, then why do you say that people are “supporting Hamas”?
Like, you prop up a strawman argument, then the other commenter clarifies the actual argument, and you say that you understand the actual argument…
If you understand, then why do you say that people are “supporting Hamas”?
Because they were, all over Lemmy, since Saturday.
I’ve made myself clear, sorry you’re struggling to parse.
Because they were, all over Lemmy, since Saturday.
But your two messages are contradictory.
I’ve made myself clear, sorry you’re struggling to parse.
Sorry you’re such a dickhead.
Seems you’re the one hurling out ad hominems. Reported.
Sorry you’re struggling with your emotions.
And you’re just going to fully believe what the IDF says without any further proof? The group that has the most to gain by propagandizing the west? The group that has been unlawfully invading Palestinian land for decades? The group that has killed by far more civilians in this conflict?
If you’re against de-escalation, I don’t give a fuck what you think. Full stop.
Think I made myself plenty clear.
That’s definitely not what I said. I made my point very clear as well. You’re a fool if you simply take the IDF’s word at face value. Hamas as well. Each side wants to make the other look like the bad guy.
Again, I made myself clear. Sorry you’re struggling to parse.
I don’t even know who you’re arguing against. I advocate strongly for a 2 state solution. I never disagreed with de-escalation. I said don’t take the IDF’s word at face value. You’re yelling at clouds, my man.
I am not arguing. I have stated a case quite clearly: both sides de-escalating is best for all.
I have stated that I don’t care what someone has to say about the situation if that is not how they also feel.
Again, sorry you’re struggling to parse.
At this point you’re just disagreeing to disagree. Have a wonderful day.
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An eye for an eye.
will make everyone blind.
Headless babies is the type of outrageous claim I would expect from a military that wants to justify an escalation. They’re also dehumanizing the other side by calling them animals.
Not saying Hamas is innocent or didn’t do it, I’m just very skeptical until this is confirmed by a neutral third party.
Also not saying whether it’s true or not, but I have a similar reaction to imagery like headless babies, human shields, heads on spikes, etc.
The shitty part about modern wars is the massive amount of misinformation that we have to sift through to get the real story. Social media is a new front to be fought on
This 100% sounds like propaganda and nothing more.
Roll your eyes, downvote, and move on.
Disgusting, everyone knows you can only kill children AFTER they throw stones at you right IDF?
‘IDF says…” yeah I’m just not gonna take their statements at face value at this point in time.
Israeli Disinformation Force
They are already calling Palestinians animals and dehumanizing them so this kind of accusation is going to need some 3rd party confirmation.
I24, the news website referenced for the story in this article, has a record of being unfactual
Overall, we rate i24 News Least Biased based on balanced story selection and minimal editorial bias. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to a few failed fact checks.
