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In reply to the discussion: Israel shells U.N.-run school in Gaza Strip, killing at least 10 [View all]Iamthetruth
(487 posts)38. Eventually it will be verified
That this was not an IDF attack but either hamas rockets that went wrong or it was done intentionally by hamas. CNN is already reporting that there are no "weapon scraps" around the scene as there should be if it were shells or bombs. They also said there is no impact crater as there normally would be. We also know that hamas has no issues killing innocent civilians if it advances their views.
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The 2 schools were vacant UNRWA made formal statements about both on their website
azurnoir
Jul 2014
#23
the UN found while inspecting vacant buildings and announced quite publicly on their website
azurnoir
Jul 2014
#25
I would refrain from attacking places that people were told to take refuge in. nt
killbotfactory
Jul 2014
#18
If they leave, and the Palestinians attack them, they can butcher the Arabs with a clear conscience
COLGATE4
Jul 2014
#51
All the more reason for the good guys to bomb and shell Gaza indiscriminately. nt
killbotfactory
Jul 2014
#42
So bombs and mortars and explosives are now "shells". Aww...shells landed on the schools, so what?
Fred Sanders
Jul 2014
#22
It was an elementary school, 15 dead, they were very telegenically dead, with severed baby limbs and
Fred Sanders
Jul 2014
#32
They are creating a new generation of people that will hate Israel forever.
Comrade Grumpy
Jul 2014
#34
UPDATE: 15 Die In Shelling Of U.N. Shelter In Gaza; Israel Says Warning Issued
Purveyor
Jul 2014
#35
The Israeli propaganda machine can't get their lies straight. The IDF first blamed Hamas for firing
Cognitive_Resonance
Jul 2014
#37