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zeshtorm t1_j9lq7u1 wrote

Reply to comment by thoughtsofmadness in Israeli West Bank raid kills 10 Palestinians and hurts more than 100 others. by CrackHeadRodeo

I don't, it's sad for sure.

BUT: 1) There is no knowing how many of those 100 were actually injured, and how many got a tiny nick that the Palestinian media counted as an injury to inflate the count.

  1. There is no knowing how many of those wounded were also militants or involved in the firefight, and

  2. It's hard to place the blame squarely on Israel as people here are doing. They have been going in to arrest members of terror groups that they have good intelligence are planning attacks on Israel. Just letting them be is not an option if they have good intelligence. I also can't much blame the militants for not wanting to go quietly. However, they are the ones that made the decision to start a firefight in middle of their own neighborhoods. It's a given that the IDF will return fire, and it's also a given that an extensive shootout in middle of your neighborhood will result in innocent people getting hurt.

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