Gaza medic deaths just the latest in Israel’s long history of changing its story over civilian killings

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1. > Otherwise, it might allege that those killed were either combatants themselves, or collateral damage from the targeting of combatants.

   Oh Guardian my beloved. Phenomenal reporting on Israel’s go to playbook.

2. >The Israel Defense Forces’ changing account of its killing of 15 Palestinian medics and civil defence workers is part of a long familiar pattern in high profile cases involving the killing of civilians.

   [Killing of Muhammad al-Durrah](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Muhammad_al-Durrah)

   >[In 2004, a 13-year-old boy, Muhammed Badwan, was photographed tied to an Israeli police vehicle in the West Bank village of Biddu being used as a shield to deter stone-throwing protesters.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_shields_in_the_Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict)

   >[“We were not interested in killing [Hamas] operatives only when they were in a military building or engaged in a military activity,” A., an intelligence officer, told +972 and Local Call. “On the contrary, the IDF bombed them in homes without hesitation, as a first option. It’s much easier to bomb a family’s home. The system is built to look for them in these situations.”](https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/)

3. Waiting for the inevitable accusations that the guardian is antisemitic propaganda, just like the UN, the ICC, the BBC, al jazeera, NYT (when they are critical every noe and then), sometimes cnn (depending on what they like) etc etc etc.

   The list never ever stops and it drives me insane. I have a feeling we won’t see many of the hasbara regulars in this thread, but if we do, be prepared to be disappointed again.

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