Israel/Palestine

Eugene

(62,623 posts) Wed May 10, 2023, 09:45 AM May 2023

Palestinian militants fire rockets after Israel strikes Gaza

Source: Associated Press

Palestinian militants fire rockets after Israel strikes Gaza

By FARES AKRAM and ILAN BEN ZION
May 10, 2023

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants fired dozens of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Wednesday, in a first response to ongoing Israeli airstrikes that have killed 19 Palestinians, including three senior militants and at least 10 civilians.

The rocket fire set off air-raid sirens throughout southern Israel and as far away as Tel Aviv, on the Mediterranean Sea, 80 kilometers (50 miles) away. Residents had been bracing for an attack since Israel carried out its first airstrikes early Tuesday.

It was the heaviest fighting between the sides in months, pushing the region closer toward a full-blown war. But in signs that both sides were trying to show restraint, Israel avoided attacks on the ruling Hamas militant group, targeting only the smaller Islamic Jihad faction. Hamas, meanwhile, appears to be remaining on the sidelines.

Israel and Hamas have fought four wars since the Islamic militant group took control of Gaza in 2007.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-west-bank-violence-2ea5051b1a0c44c881f53ee874f40f83

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Palestinian militants fire rockets after Israel strikes Gaza (Original Post) Eugene May 2023 OP

Kids and adults cheer for the terrorist rocket attacks. Mosby May 2023 #1

I could understand you posting this Israeli May 2023 #3

That's 2 incidents Mosby May 2023 #4

I put two Israeli May 2023 #8

I don't think the situations are analogous Mosby May 2023 #9

If you say so Israeli May 2023 #10

This girl is pretty excited and praises God. Mosby May 2023 #2

When the rockets fall short. Mosby May 2023 #5

The Jew haters are trying to blame Israel. Mosby May 2023 #6

Background Mosby May 2023 #7

The ceasefire lasted like 10 minutes. Mosby May 2023 #11

Mosby

(17,287 posts)

1. Kids and adults cheer for the terrorist rocket attacks.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed May 10, 2023, 03:42 PM

May 2023

Link to tweet

This is child abuse. 🙁

Israeli

(4,285 posts)

3. I could understand you posting this

Reply to Mosby (Reply #1)

Thu May 11, 2023, 03:14 AM

May 2023

......if we didnt do the same .

But we do :

WATCH: Far-right Israelis celebrate Gaza kids’ deaths

In video from Tel Aviv demonstration, crowd can be seen chanting, ‘There is no school tomorrow; there are no children left in Gaza’

By STUART WINER
29 July 2014.

“There is no school tomorrow; there are no children left in Gaza,” the men can be seen chanting as part of a roughly formed song that also included the stanzas “I hate all the Arabs” and “Gaza is a cemetery.”

The mob also called for Israeli Arabs to be stripped of their citizenship.

Source : https://www.timesofisrael.com/watch-far-right-israelis-celebrate-gaza-kids-deaths/

Also :

Israeli extremist rapper hands out sweets to celebrate terrorists killed in Gaza

Far-right provocateur ‘The Shadow’ posts a picture of himself distributing baklava ‘as promised’

By TOI STAFF
30 October 2017.

His act mimics that of Palestinians who have in the past handed out sweets to celebrate the killing of Israelis in attacks — acts that are widely condemned in Israel.

Eliasi has previously used his social media platforms to call for the castration and organ harvesting of slain Palestinian assailants, and has compared left-wing Israelis to an AIDS epidemic.

Source : https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-rapper-hands-out-sweets-to-celebrate-palestinians-killed-in-gaza/

Mosby

(17,287 posts)

4. That's 2 incidents

Reply to Israeli (Reply #3)

Thu May 11, 2023, 11:04 AM

May 2023

Palestinians throw parties and firework shows every time an Israeli is murdered.

Your engaging in a false equivalency logical fallacy.

Israeli

(4,285 posts)

8. I put two

Reply to Mosby (Reply #4)

Fri May 12, 2023, 03:51 AM

May 2023

because you had posted two ......do you want more ????

Correction : Some Palestinians throw parties just as some Israelis do .

You seem to think that we have the moral high-ground .

We dont .

Mosby

(17,287 posts)

9. I don't think the situations are analogous

Reply to Israeli (Reply #8)

Fri May 12, 2023, 10:00 AM

May 2023

Israelis are supporting the defense of their country, Palestinians are supporting attacks against civilians and the ongoing attempts to destroy Israel.

Israel most certainly has the "moral high ground".