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In reply to the discussion: Dozens of Palestinians killed near Gaza aid distribution point, health officials say, in third day of shooting [View all]Beastly Boy
(13,209 posts)13. For accuracy, here is the full quote you are referring to:
The troops carried out warning fire, and after the suspects failed to retreat, additional shots were directed near a few individual suspects who advanced toward the troops, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement, which also said they are looking into reports of casualties.
Quite a lot you left out of your quotation marks, no? Not to mention that the quote is referring to events taking place outside the food distribution centers. Of course, if you are that selective with what sounds you want to hear and what sounds you are deaf to, it would sound to you exactly as you want it to sound to you.
So this is not a matter of sounding like, it is a matter of facts on the ground not matching what you hear, and not innuendo in your post.
As for the second part of your post, "below the line":The line below separates the article you cite from your comments, not from the quotes from posts that are ineliginle to be posted in LBN:
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Dozens of Palestinians killed near Gaza aid distribution point, health officials say, in third day of shooting [View all]
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 3
OP
Any confirmation to the rumors contributing the latest violence to the "pariah state"?
Beastly Boy
Jun 3
#3
Any confirmation of the Hamas health ministry and alleged eyewitnesses attributing the casualties and violence to IDF?
Beastly Boy
Jun 3
#2
The IDF says they "directed" shots "near" Palestinians, after their "warning fire"
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 3
#4
Sadly after reading mo's link, it looks like there was a massacre the evening before too
questionseverything
Jun 3
#34
Who is the "source known to be a distributor of false information" you're talking about?
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 3
#9
So you don't believe the workers in the hospitals, who are there, trying to save lives.
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 3
#35
The people trying to save lives don't have an incentive to lie; those trying to take them do.
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 3
#38
As it happens, I already had. And the BBC did nothing that anyone could call "backpedalling"
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 4
#41