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BREAKING: Israel has just killed Dr. Marwan Sultan in Gaza. They dropped a bomb on his home, murdering him, his wife, and their children. He wasn’t a combatant. He was a doctor who devoted his life to saving others.

‘Shock and grief’ as senior doctor killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza

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[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 54 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They weren't even bombing a hospital this time, where apparently all the combatants usually hide. They bombed his family home.

[–] Sandouq_Dyatha@lemmy.ml 31 points 2 days ago

the house had a doctor and children hiding in it (israeli target)

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 46 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Israel has killed 70 healthcare workers in 50 days. And they've been doing this for years, every time claiming it's not a deliberate policy. The world can see what Israel is, and its words are worthless.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Doesn’t matter. As long as the US supports the insanity, it won’t end.

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Pretty sure the real goal of Israel is to do enough damage so that even without the support of the US they can maintain control over the region.

With the recent attacks in Iran I'm not sure it will end even if America ends its support.

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

No its fucking worst case scenario. An alt right religious extremist we are so stupid that we cant see this is literally ISIS with jewish leaders and USA support.

[–] IttihadChe@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The Iran situation only ended because America got involved. Israel was running out of air defenses and couldn't establish air superiority over enough of Iran to stop Guerilla style launches despite getting air superiority early on due to their initial surprise opening. Even before we "got involved" with the bombs, most of the missiles that got shot down were shot down by American systems iirc.

If the US ended support, Israel would have no choice but to capitulate and stop being a genocidal apartheid always picking fights in the region, or to activate the Samson option.

The Iran situation only ended because America got involved.

Call me pessimistic but I don't think the "Iran situation" is anywhere close to being over.

Israel was running out of air defenses and couldn't establish air superiority over enough of Iran to stop Guerilla style launches

I don't think air superiority was ever in question. If anything Israel might be running low on anti-air defense that currently allows them to strike without receiving any meaningful retribution.

When talking about achieving air superiority it usually refers to being able to provide combined arms air support for ground troops.

If the US ended support, Israel would have no choice but to capitulate and stop being a genocidal apartheid always picking fights in the region, or to activate the Samson option.

Maybe if it happens right now.... but with trump in the White House I wouldn't count on it. I think another three and a half years of support maybe enough to where they could mobilize to a wartime economy and commit it's population to total war. Israel is currently trying to straddle a somewhat normal economy in the hopes they don't spook the civilian population into unrest. But who knows how crazy they're going to get in the next 3 years.

[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 23 points 2 days ago

Journalists too. Not too long ago it was quite taboo to kill journalists, especially foreign ones, but the taboo seems to be gone altogether there is no outrage.

[–] crumbguzzler5000@feddit.org 17 points 2 days ago

Remember when they carried out a precision airstrike and took out the Iran embassy without also taking out the Canadian embassy next door? This was intentional.

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago

The IDF are Nazis and terrorists committing genocide.

[–] rumimevlevi@lemmings.world 35 points 2 days ago

Death to the idf

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago