Israel Has Created a New Standard for Urban Warfare. Why Will No One Admit It?

(...) In their criticism, Israel's opponents are erasing a remarkable, historic new standard Israel has set. In my long career studying and advising on urban warfare for the U.S. military, I've never known an army to take such measures to attend to the enemy's civilian population, especially while simultaneously combating the enemy in the very same buildings. In fact, by my analysis, Israel has implemented more precautions to prevent civilian harm than any military in history—above and beyond what international law requires and more than the U.S. did in its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Hegar,
Hegar avatar

by my analysis, Israel has implemented more precautions to prevent civilian harm than any military in history

You have to admire the chutzpah it takes to spit in the face of reality like that.

flamingo_pinyata,

Upvoting because it’s a good onion-like article.
Core of truth with a thick layer of irony.

I know all the pro-Israel and pro-Hamas people are going to go crazy in the comments and it makes me glad. True Onion spirit.

Keeponstalin,

What a joke of an article defending an ongoing genocide.

‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza

Compared to previous Israeli assaults on Gaza, the current war — which Israel has named “Operation Iron Swords,” and which began in the wake of the Hamas-led assault on southern Israel on October 7 — has seen the army significantly expand its bombing of targets that are not distinctly military in nature. These include private residences as well as public buildings, infrastructure, and high-rise blocks, which sources say the army defines as “power targets” (“matarot otzem”).

Although it is unprecedented for the Israeli army to attack more than 1,000 power targets in five days, the idea of causing mass devastation to civilian areas for strategic purposes was formulated in previous military operations in Gaza, honed by the so-called “Dahiya Doctrine” from the Second Lebanon War of 2006.

GAZA STRIP: Famine is imminent as 1.1 million people, half of Gaza, experience catastrophic food insecurity

Latest humanitarian food insecurity assessments – the IPC classification index which is used as a reference by aid agencies – indicate that the entire population of Gaza – 2.2 million people – face “crisis” levels of food insecurity, the OCHA spokesperson said. Of that number, around 1.17 million face “emergency” levels of food insecurity, and the plight for another 500,000 is “catastrophic”

gAlienLifeform,
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Downvoted this before I saw what community it was posted to

EndlessApollo,

I almost downvoted even knowing the community lol, not much makes me madder seeing zionists tell lies this blatant

some_guy,

Fuck Israel.

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