At least 11 people, including children, have been killed in an Israeli attack on the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, it has been reported.

The Palestinian Wafa news agency reported that the strike hit a playground frequently visited by displaced children.

Most of those killed were children, the news agency reported with several people also wounded in the attack

One eyewitness described the situation as a “horrific scene of children torn apart”.

The latest data from Unicef said that one child in Gaza is killed or injured every 10 minutes and further said that at least 70 children are injured every day during the Israeli bombardment.

  • @LinkerbaanOP
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    IDF discovering a secret Hamas tunnel network

    • @Aceticon
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      It’s clearly designed to launch rockets and hide a cache of weapons… /s

    • @[email protected]
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      282 months ago

      Unfortunately we the people keep promoting the most narcissistic, sociopathic people to “leadership” positions. This is in all nations and the consequences of this are all over the place throughout all history yet few are talking about it.

      • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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        Narcissistic sociopaths are exactly the sort of people who seek out power

  • @Mrkawfee
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    Don’t worry the US will “look into it” and express “concern” before repeating how ironclad their support for Israel is.

      • @Aceticon
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        He really needs to get over the habit of giving a wink and a nod at the end of his “expression of concern”.

      • Flying SquidM
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        152 months ago

        Thanks for reporting, everyone!

  • @[email protected]
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    It blows my mind that there are people on here that are cool with doing an airstrike on a playground full of orphans. Many (most?) of which already had to witness the same happening to their parents.

    I’m sorry but there is zero justification for that. None. Your argument is invalid.

    • @[email protected]
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      Yea, their argument boils down to “well Hamas so they deserve it, it’s their own fault”. Incredibly apathetic and cruel. Tbf people who think like that are also victims of something truly fucked up in their lives, but they are wrong and Israel is wrong to do this. Full stop.

      • @Aceticon
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        • Every Palestinian is Hamas.
        • Every hole in the ground is a Hamas Tunnel.
        • Every critic of Israel is pro-Hamas.

        Those 3 sentences are the entire foundation of Israeli Propaganda.

        There is not a single “argument” maybe by the Israeli Government, the IDF, hasbara astroturfers or genocide-excusing useful idiots that doesn’t relly on at least one of those, especially the first.

    • @Pilferjinx
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      I’ve never met a good guy that blows up children.

      • Ænima
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        Man, fuck international law, it goes against the religious beliefs held by many committing these atrocities. I’m not religious at all, but if your god is happy you bombed a fucking playground of children, then fuck your god.


        Side note, I agree with you and this was not directed negatively to the previously reply. “Your” was used generally, not specifically. I hate this world sometimes, is all.

        • @Madison420
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          They all have the same god bud. Islam, Judaism and Christ based religions are all religions of Abraham.

          • Ænima
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            I know. That’s why I didn’t specify any specific deity and left it lower-case. They’re all the same never-ending grift.

      • @John_McMurray
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        idk if international law applies. Israel and Palestine are the same country.

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            The way things sit currently, “Palestine” is more like a large native american reservation than a country, maybe a reservation in 1885 when they were still actively, occasionally, fighting the government and the army would come by sometimes and kill a bunch.

  • macniel
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    It’s incredible that leaders like Biden can still back Israel after actions like this.

    • @febra
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      Money speaks louder than children can scream

    • @RunningInRVA
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      The United States cannot turn its back on its allies so easily. It takes decades to build strong alliances.

        • @RunningInRVA
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          So it’s not a good example? What does it say to other allies when we drop one? Israel was attacked. We should stand by them. Certainly I am not supportive of what is happening in Gaza. I blame Bibi, not Biden.

          • Patapon Enjoyer
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            What does it say to other allies when we drop one?

            Probably something like “bombing children is bad” or “don’t commit genocide”

          • @CaptainSpaceman
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            A country who bombs children without regard is no ally to a modern nation

          • @small44
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            Bibi may be the worst, but it’s not like other prime minister was good with Palestine

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        Israel is only a detriment to the US.

        Supporting Israel the main reason for the 9/11 attacks, which cost the US trillions of dollars.

  • @Passerby6497
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    How long until we hear about Hamas tunnels under the playground, or a secret weapons cache hidden in the crawl tube?

    • @[email protected]
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      Those aren’t swings those are kinematic ballistic launchers! Super high tech made to look like children swinging. Those tubes? Those aren’t slides. They’re nuclear missile silos! That sand… Yeah that’s just sand, but it’s HAMAS sand and it’s all Bidens fault for selling high grade military sand to Israel! GeNoCiDe JoE!

    • @cosmicrookie
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      It was not a playground. It was training facilities for terrorists. Also it was cloudy so they maybe couldn’t see so clearly or mistook the children for hamas fighters. I am sure they have some heartfelt apologises to share and that they will investigate themselves and publish the results for full transparency

      The real question is, when will the world have had enough of these lame excuses?

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    Aljazeera Arabic released a video showing some of the victims of this brutal israeli massacre on little children. Some injured some dead.

    Footage starts at about 1:10 NSFL (light Gore + Death): Video link

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        Hamas had nothing to do with israel slaughtering these children.

        Unless we take the IDF suggestion that all these kids were “Hamas operatives”.

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            Hamas has a 3% child casualty rate on October 7 (including all israeli friendly fire)

            Israel has a 40% child casualty rate since October 7

            It would be great if the Hamas child casualty was even lower but one of these is clearly not like the other.

            • @[email protected]
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              I in no way deny or defend the patently obvious genocide being committed by Israel.

              But I refuse to ignore the slaughter committed by HAMAS.

              Much like the IRA, a just cause does not justify any means. Omagh was wrong. The 7th of October was wrong. Murderes of innocents and children.

              Acknowledgement of that didn’t lessen the murder and brutality of the UK or Israel. State sanctioned oppression, murder and genocide.

              Both are wrong. Downvote away.

              • @LinkerbaanOP
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                What are you talking about did Hamas shoot up children last week?

                • @[email protected]
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                  Only tankies defend crimes against innocent civilians based on them being citizens of a stronger country

                  All civilians deserve protection

          • @feddylemmy
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            Crazy how people are defending Hamas. Yes, fuck both. Free the Palestinian people.

  • @gmtom
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    *Hammas controlled playground.

    Wouldn’t want someone to think you’re antisemitic would you?

      • @Siegfried
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        And Americans are ~40% german descendants, that’s why they are helping Israel perpetrate this genocide in every possible way!

        See that? That is racism. It’s a pretty bad thing.

      • @Harbinger01173430
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        The ancient Egyptians could’ve saved us from all of this…but no. They had one job. /S

      • @[email protected]
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        Okay, Oct. 7 is what they did, but what are they currently doing that you think warrants the slaughter of tens of thousands of Palestinian children?

        What level of response to that do you think Palestinians are entitled to?

        Or do you think they deserve this for existing, and oppose any resistance at all?

        • @gedaliyah
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          You are aware that Hamas has continued armed fighting, including firing rockets at civilians since October 7, right? Just because Oct. 7 was by far the worse, that doesn’t mean they laid down their arms and surrendered.

          • @rasmus
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            So you think they should just let the genocide continue?

            • @gedaliyah
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              I think Hamas should surrender and release the hostages. I don’t see another realistic way to end the war at this point.

              • @rasmus
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                Well if they surrender then they will just kill more with less resistance

        • @sabin
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          Palestinians are opposing the wrong people. If Hamas operatives were unable to operate publicly this war would be a lot easier for Israel to conduct in a manner that minimizes civilian casualties.

          • @[email protected]
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            Hamas ≠ Palestinians

            Hamas may target Israeli civilians in their war against the IDF, and that is fucking evil, but Palestinian civilians are just trying to survive. The IDF kills orders of magnitude more Palestinian civilians in their war against Hamas, and that is orders of magnitude more evil.

            Expecting Palestinian civilians, half of which are children, and all of which are currently experiencing a man-made famine, to lead the charge against Hamas or die in the crossfire is fucking deranged.

            • @Atin
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              Hamas is the defacto government of Gaza. They have more support amongst the people than most governments in working democracy. So yes Hamas does equal Palestinians in Gaza.

              • @[email protected]
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                More than half of the current population had also not yet been born when Hamas was elected, so you can not reasonably say it’s their responsibility when no election has been held since and when even Netanyahu personally has supported Hamas financially and helped them destabilize competing parties who wanted peace

        • DdCno1
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          What they are currently doing is still sending unguided rockets towards Israel, rockets that have an accuracy measured in kilometers and can thus only be used as terror weapons. Is Israel just supposed to eat those? Their defenses aren’t perfect and every single alert means that people have to interrupt whatever they are doing and rush into shelter within seconds.

          slaughter of tens of thousands of Palestinian children

          Because every single death in Gaza is either that of a child or a woman. What a ridiculous claim. Here’s another reminder that the only numbers we have from Gaza are those reported by Hamas themselves. I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t even trust them as far as I can throw them.

          There are legitimate forms of resistance, both armed and unarmed. Neither Hamas nor any other militant Palestinian organization has ever focused on legitimate resistance. It’s always been terrorism. The difference between Israel and its enemies is that civilian casualties are an unintended side-effect to Israel, one which they are trying to minimize through all sorts of measures, whereas for Palestinian organizations, it’s the main goal. Had the October 7 attacks limited themselves to military targets like border fortifications and command centers only, that would have been legitimate armed resistance. But they did not, they only did this in order to enable the murder, rape and abduction of civilians.

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            Anti-semitic racist justifying a genocide while ignoring things like the March of Return and other non-violent protests ending in slaughter from Israeli snipers literally wearing t-shirts showing stick figure pregnant women in cross hairs with the caption “One shot, Two kills”

            You do realize the internet and the ability to automatically translate the genocidal rheoteric coming from the Israeli government has changed things, right?

            People who don’t speak Hebrew can now translate this shit in real time.

            • @DoomBot5
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              March of Return and other non-violent protests

              Oh right, storming a national border and flying incendiary balloons into Israel is considered non-violent when it comes to talking about Palestinians.

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                Your timeline is wrong with your bullshit for justifying the slaughter of peaceful unarmed people.

                But I wouldn’t expect much more from someone that believes ICBMs are not ballistic missiles.

                What does ICBM stand for again?

                • @DoomBot5
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                  Sorry, I guess your lack of reading comprehension goes along with your lack of knowledge of history. My timeline is quite accurate as to the events that took place during the violent border protests known as “march of return”. They even burned a bunch of tires to conceal their activities.

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  • @merthyr1831
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    Palestine has a right to defend itself.

  • Ænima
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    This is so fucking disgusting. There is no way the IDF doesn’t have precision munitions or know what they are targeting. Also, why the fuck even look to bomb a refugee camp? Why bomb a fucking playground inside a refugee camp? How can any civil person do that to children, regardless of their ethnicity? If the goal is to rid the area of Hamas, all they do is create more of them by doing this shit.

    I’m sorry, I was willing to give the IDF the benefit of the doubt, but after other instances of a similar type, there is no doubt that this and other attacks on innocent children are deliberate. This was a playground. This was a refugee camp. These were children… Meanwhile, I’ll watch as many of the world’s governments shake their fists in the air at Israel, and do nothing more to stop any of this.

    I’m gonna go hug my son while I mourn the world he is inheriting.

  • prole
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    But we gotta put more sanctions on Iran, right?

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    Conservative Israeli’s: “Gottem!