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Special Ted's avatar

I've seen reports about the Red Crescent being allowed to enter and render aid, and then subsequently being bombed and some aid workers were killed. Who knows if it's real, or who did it. This entire thing is a tragedy of epic proportions. Warning (even several times) about a possible strike to trapped non-combatants does not mean it was ok to cause these deaths. It was called a 'war crime' when Russia temporarily cut off basic utilities in Ukraine, but in the Middle East, it's supposed to justify that the building should have been empty?

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Well, Israel's political opponents are also accusing them of a "war crime" for shutting off the utilities, so I guess at least they're consistent. As far as aid workers bombed, that sucks, but I'm guessing it was not done on purpose but rather, when you go to provide aid in a war zone, unfortunately, you risk becoming a casualty yourself.

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