“Yet again, far too many civilians have been killed,” said Harris, despite the only source for this claim being Hamas. Or because the only source for the claim is Hamas.
“Amid global criticism, Israel names 19 it says it killed in terror HQ at Gaza school,” by Emanuel Fabian, Times of Israel, August 10, 2024:
The IDF and Shin Bet security agency on Saturday night named 19 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror operatives that it said it killed in an airstrike Saturday morning on a Hamas and Islamic Jihad command room at the Taba’een school in Gaza City.
The Gaza Strip’s Hamas-run civil defense agency claimed over 90 people were killed in the airstrike, describing the incident as a “horrific massacre.” Several Western diplomats, the Egyptian and Qatari mediators of ceasefire-for-hostage talks and numerous Muslim countries denounced Israel over the airstrike.
The White House said it was “deeply concerned” about the airstrike and was seeking further details. It said far too many civilians continue to be killed in the Gaza war.
“We know Hamas has been using schools as locations to gather and operate out of, but we have also said repeatedly and consistently that Israel must take measures to minimize civilian harm,” said a statement issued by National Security Council spokesperson Sean Savett.
“Yet again, far too many civilians have been killed,” US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris told reporters separately on Saturday while also reiterating calls for a Gaza ceasefire. “Israel has a right to go after the terrorists that are Hamas. But they also have an important responsibility to avoid civilian casualties. We need a hostage deal and we need a ceasefire. And I can’t stress that strongly enough – the deal needs to get done. It needs to get done now.”
According to the IDF, the strike was carried out using three “precision munitions” against the two terror groups’ command room embedded within a mosque at the Taba’een school complex.
The military said that footage from after the strike showed that there was no major damage to the surrounding school complex. It also said that the missiles “could not have caused the damage that corresponds to the casualty reports of the government media office in Gaza.”…
somehistory says
No one should believe the “casualty figures” that come from hamas. And no one should believe harris when she repeats them. liars lie and mozlums are known liars….they brag about the many ways they can lie; have a word for each kind of lie and hamas is totally a mozlum terror org.
This story has been all over the news…each headline trying to outdo others in saying how wrong Israel was to ‘target a school.’
If the members of any gang were killed in a shootout with police, one could say the dead were “civilians,” as they are not part of the police or military.
But, hamas, for Gaza, are both police and military, so none of them are ‘civilians,’ and any ‘civilians’ killed because the terrorists embedded themselves in a school is the fault of hamas.
harris is a fool, liar and enabler of liars and terrorists.
Wellington says
I wish this vapid woman would just shut up and go away.
But she isn’t going to do this.
Damn.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
She’s completely out of her depth when it comes to foreign policy. The moment she was the administration’s point-woman for Europe, her moves sent such signals to the Kremlin that days later, Russia started its invasion of Ukraine
Israel should just ignore her, but do something major in October to one or more of their myriad enemies in the area. Drawing her party’s attention to it and completely polarizing opinion even more than what it is now. Done right, we might see even more than a handful of blue steps flip red
CommonSenseChris says
Obviously if Kamala becomes POTUS, she needs to relocate all military commands inside schools and church schools, because our enemies would Obviously never attack us then! 😉
Funny how the Hamas tunnels into and around Schools in Israel and the missiles that they shot at schools full of children didn’t really happen in Kamalas world.
Ron says
The USA has such a fine reputation fighting wars ,,,,,, can you say VietNam. Or how about the 13 killed under the horrific Biden “exit debacle”,,,,, oh that’s right. That was Trump’s fault.
It’s in the best interests of the WH to keep its pie hole shut.
Just my lowly 2 cents worth
Wellington says
Of course, it has not been the US military which is at fault here respecting the truth you expressed. Rather, it’s the damn politicians from both parties (Democrats even worse than Republicans but the Republicans have been bad enough) who have have effed up what needs to be done in warfare—win.
David M says
How about invading Iraq after 9/11 when they admit Iraq had nothing to do with it? Still looking for those weapons of mass destruction?
SC says
She nor her opninion are yet of any importance. Neither ever should be.
Rick Gordon says
Unfortunately the truth will never be reported by US media or the current administration .
Wellington says
Agreed.
OLD GUY says
It appears that our election funding and contribution rules and laws have a lot of holes in them. I would not be surprised if Kamala is getting large campaign funds from off shore contributors.
Stephen says
Well done IDF,,, well done, thats the way, as soon as a commander pops up, shoot off his head ..
it’s a pity the media don’t know about this, you should see the news report here in New Zealand, all women wailing, grave sites and Hamas dross.
Pathetic really as people belive it “because it’s on the TV news”
somehistory says
The IDF says the count is up to somewhere in the 30’s. Guess there will be even more wailing and complaining and condemning.