Removed. A substack blog is not a reliable source.
Hiram, the commanding figure on the scene, claimed in an account published in the New York Times that he ordered the tank commander to fire on the house only after Hamas fighters inside launched a rocket propelled grenade at them.
“To the best of my knowledge – and I know very little about gunfire and explosions – but I didn’t hear anything exceptional coming from the terrorist side,” Porat recalled to Uncaptured Media in an exchange conducted by Whatsapp.
Porat’s telling of events pours cold water on the dubious claim of Hiram, which the New York Times published without bothering to verify his claims.
However, the captives were at minimal risk of being taken captive when Hiram ordered a tank to fire on them. Any attempt to leave the house and return to Gaza would have failed.
Hiram, meanwhile, is heading the reconstituted Gaza division of the Israeli military, which was wiped out in the October 7 attack. In order to clear him of any wrongdoing, Israel’s Channel 14 – a notorious Netanyahu mouthpiece – published a dubious report claiming that the Israeli captives were murdered by their captors before the tank shells were fired. The article quotes military brass telling Hiram that “your appointment as commander of the Gaza division is valid as far as we are concerned - unless you demand otherwise.”
New York Times is highly reliable their MBFC rating said so
Truly these aricles are nothing new. Electronic Intifada reported on it months ago. All these posts were just insta deleted from here months ago with links to the funny green bar on the MBFC site.
Most of those completely burnt bodies were likely killed by IDF missiles or tank shells. And people are still lapping up the “Hamas burnt them” propaganda.
I’m not sure about this source. That guy (Dan Cohen) used to work for RT (Russian Television) America. He also worked with Blumenthal “The Grayzone”. Both are not very reputable sources.
The article literally states that a civilian captive didn’t hear fire from one side, and openly admits they don’t know much about it.
Questions absolutely need to be raised.
Separate issue - this commander sounds like an absolute prick and his command should be questioned.
To paraphrase the infamous quote: Israel lied, people died.
tale as old as
time1948
When it comes to the IDF firing at people, the only difference between killing Israeli civilians and other civilians is that Israel will mourn Israelis as martyrs afterwards. Prof. Mearsheimer describes IDF friendly fire and the Hannibal Doctrine in this short video.
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