She was fleeing with her grandson, who was holding a white flag. Then she was shot - eviltoast

Footage showing the moment Hala Khreis was killed as she tried to leave Gaza City went viral earlier this month. It’s one of a growing number of videos that show unarmed civilians holding white flags being shot dead.

  • alvvayson@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Because it’s collective punishment and they want to maximize suffering.

    But that will never be officially said. They are well trained to know what is legal and what is not.

    So the official reason will always be that they thought she was a terrorist. Some combination of not being able to see properly in the dust, being under fire from her general direction and terrorists dressing like civilians.