Israeli and foreign human rights groups have documented a long history of snipers firing on unarmed Palestinians, including children, in Gaza and the West Bank.
Palestinians in Gaza also report a terrifying new development in the latest Gaza war – armed drones able to hover over streets and pick off individuals. Called quadcopters, some of these drones are used as remote-control snipers that Palestinians say have been used to shoot civilians.
As sad as it is, this is completely normal in war, the US did this to thousands of children in the middle east.
“Most children killed and injured directly by U.S. forces and their allies were killed the same way as their parents: they died when bombs fell; when they were caught in ‘cross-fire’; shot in night raids; shot at check-points and run over by U.S. convoys who speed through the streets and roads. The roadside deaths are often not recorded unless the U.S. gives some compensation to the families.”
Thousands and thousands of children were killed.
This is the direct quote and a comparison to child casualties in the Ukrainian conflict:
If there is a normalcy for this in war, this situation is worse than that
That’s… Its not good, or excusable, and the people who did that shit should, by the logic of revenge, which seems to be what everyone agrees on; be killed in public with their crimes carved into their skin.
But this is worse. This is “anyone who denies the nuclear option should be on the table isnt taking this seriously” levels of bad.
I used to say “I can never condemn any Palestinian for any violence done to any kapostani, or anyone reasonably mistaken for one (say, a tourist partying on occupied territory or anyone within about 500 feet of their “embassies”).”
Now? Now I can’t condemn anyone for it. And even collateral damage is… Not okay, but understandable.