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In reply to the discussion: Israel shells U.N.-run school in Gaza Strip, killing at least 10 [View all]COLGATE4
(14,886 posts)39. What about attacking places where the people
received advance warning that they would be bombed and given time to evacuate but who were told by their leaders to disregard the warning and stay in place as human shields? Refrain from attacking then?
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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