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Israel's military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in recent history, experts say (apnews.com)

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After 11 weeks of war in Gaza, the Israeli military campaign against Hamas now sits among the deadliest and most destructive in history, experts say.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Anyone who actually cares about morals, decency, and the best interests of the civilized world wouldn't honestly decide that the discussion would be best guided forward by going back in history to cherry pick this one incident that occurred nearly 60 years ago.

You're right; I wouldn't.

From 2019 (bold added for emphasis):

More than 6,000 unarmed demonstrators were shot by military snipers, week after week at the protest sites by the separation fence.

The Commission investigated every killing at the designated demonstration sites by the Gaza separation fence on official protest days. The investigation covered the period from the start of the protests until 31 December 2018. 189 Palestinians were killed during the demonstrations inside this period. The Commission found that Israeli Security Forces killed 183 of these protesters with live ammunition. Thirty-five of these fatalities were children, while three were clearly marked paramedics, and two were clearly marked journalists.

Source: United Nations, via Internet Archive

EDIT: From Dec. 21, 2023:

The New York-based CPJ (Committee to Protect Journalists) said at least 68 journalists and other media workers had been killed in Gaza, Israel and southern Lebanon since the Hamas cross-border attack on 7 October and subsequent Israeli assault.

"More journalists have been killed in the first 10 weeks of the Israel-Gaza war than have ever been killed in a single country over an entire year," it said.

"CPJ is particularly concerned about an apparent pattern of targeting of journalists and their families by the Israeli military. In at least one case, a journalist was killed while clearly wearing press insignia in a location where no fighting was taking place. In at least two other cases, journalists reported receiving threats from Israeli officials and Israel Defense Forces officers before their family members were killed."

Source: The Guardian, via Internet Archive