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Hospitals have special protection under the rules of war. Why are they in the crosshairs in Gaza? (apnews.com)
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JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of surgery at Gaza’s largest and most advanced hospital held up his phone Saturday to the hammering of gunfire and artillery shelling. “Listen,” said Dr. Marwan Abu Sada as fighting raged around Shifa Hospital.

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[-] DriftinGrifter 9 points 10 months ago

From an outside perspective of course it isn't but when you are a part of the military and you have the responsibility over your comrades lives you will do anything to protect them including killing people who you don't know

[-] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

Including commiting genocide and various war crimes?

[-] DriftinGrifter 4 points 10 months ago

I mean you have a point from a judicial standpoint and I'm not saying theyr behavior is ethical but I understand why they do what they do and i dprobablty do the same if it means my friends wouldn't have to risk their life

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