After already debunking 12 of the previously 19 claimed
So far, of the 19 names listed by the Israeli army as "eliminated terrorists" in the Tabi'een School massacre:
- 3 were killed in prior incidents.
- 3 are elderly civilians with no military ties: a school principal, a deputy mayor and a university professor.
- 6 are civilians,… pic.twitter.com/S57rFAJ8Mu
— Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده (@RamAbdu) August 11, 2024
the IDF doubles down and accuses more of the victims
Israel claims 31 Hamas, PIJ members killed in school attack
The Israeli army says it killed dozens of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) fighters during a strike on al-Tabin School in Gaza City on Saturday.
Immediately after the attack, the army had said 19 operatives of the Palestinian groups were killed in what it described as a command room for the two groups.
The army has now released the names of 12 more alleged fighters who were killed in the attack.
The Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza said more than 100 displaced Palestinians sheltering in the school were killed and dozens more injured in one of the worst attacks in the 10-month war.
More lies.
But look who is eating it up
US State Department says Israeli attack on Gaza school was because of alleged Hamas presence
US State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel says the Israeli attack on the al-Tabin School in Gaza City was because of an alleged group of Hamas fighters using the “civilian infrastructure” as a hideout.
Israel’s attack on the school killed dozens of Palestinians sheltering there.
“We have been clear … to our partners in Israel that every possible effort needs to be taken to minimise the impact of civilian casualties,” Patel told reporters at a briefing.
However, sites such as schools may lose their protected status under international law when “used by combatants” he said, adding that “there is a clear, provable track record of Hamas using human civilians as human shields, locating itself amongst civilian infrastructure”.
Hamas has rejected such allegations, while rights organisations have accused Israel of war crimes for its attacks against Palestinians and civilian infrastructure including hospitals, schools, as well as tent camps sheltering thousands of displaced families.
That is also incorrect, more disinformation. Only when abandoned and used as a military base, which it clearly was not. And there is no provable track record of Hamas using human civilians as human shields. There is a clear, provable track record of the IDF using Palestinians as human shields however.
This genocide is a collusion of the US and Israel. The US is committing genocide in Gaza willingly or not. Biden, Blinken, Kirby, Patel should all be arrested for complicity in genocide. Add Harris as well, the vice president is just as complicit.
Bribing Saudi Arabia next
US lifts restrictions on Saudi weapons sales, with eye on resolving Gaza
The United States has confirmed it would resume sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, as Washington hopes for it to play a role in resolving the war on Gaza.
More than three years after imposing limits on human rights grounds on sales to Saudi Arabia, the US said it would resume “in regular order, with appropriate congressional notification and consultation”.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has repeatedly travelled to Saudi Arabia to discuss a package of US incentives if the kingdom recognises Israel.
Saudi Arabia has reportedly sought US security guarantees, a continued flow of weapons and potentially civilian nuclear capabilities in return for recognition.
Saudi Arabia cooperated with the US, along with Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, in repelling an Iranian missile and drone barrage on Israel in April in response to a deadly Israeli strike on an Iranian diplomatic building in Syria.
