At least 274 Palestinians were killed and 698 wounded in Israeli strikes on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, Gaza’s health ministry said on Sunday. The Israeli military said its forces came under heavy fire during the daytime operation.

The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, called it a “massacre”, while the UN’s aid chief described in graphic detail scenes of “shredded bodies on the ground”.

“Nuseirat refugee camp is the epicentre of the seismic trauma that civilians in Gaza continue to suffer,” Martin Griffiths said in a post on X, calling for a ceasefire and the release of all hostages.

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    How many terrorists would you be willing to let die in order for the military to rescue your kidnapped child?

    There isn’t a number too high for me. My child is worth infinitely more than kidnappers.

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        All of them, if they’re being used as human shields by their parents to prevent me getting my child back.

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        That is a lot of parents and siblings who will not forget this. They feel pain too, and will not respond well.

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          Yeah, but if they do anything about it, they’re terrorists, which means you get to kill them. And if they don’t, just kill them anyway, and if their parents or siblings…

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          Well the families of 64 newly dead children agree, and will continue the hated and animosity toward their killers. Where does it end?

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            When one side gives up, or no longer exists. That’s how wars end. People these days are so far removed from actual wars that they seem to have forgotten how they work entirely.

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      Good, now you’re beginning to understand how the Palestinians feel.

      How many Israelis should die to allow your people to be free? There isn’t a number too high. The Palestinians’ freedom is worth infinitely more than an Israeli oppressor.

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        Freedom and Kidnapping are not the same thing. I wouldn’t kill people just to have a bit more land. I would kill a lot of people to get my child back.

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          So Hamas doing this to free the thousands of minors imprisoned by the Israeli military system is justified?

          Interesting argument you’re making.

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        I have no shame here, Israel got attacked and has a right to retaliate. It does not need to be proportional.

        When you want to stop violence, usually the best way to do so is your own overwhelming violence. See WW2.

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          So if Lebanon had the capacity to destroy Tel Aviv and kill thousands of Israelis they’d have your full support?

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            Lebanon was part of the group of countries that attacked Israel the day after the British protectorate ended because they weren’t happy with the UN agreed upon boundaries.

            So no they don’t have my support, they are part of what started this shit for the last 75 years.

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              lol now you’re appealing to the UN and international order. what happened to might makes right? let’s call this a wrap, no need for you to waste my time AND my oxygen

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          It absolutely does need to be proportional. The entire world agreed on this because of abuses in world war 2. Because we didn’t want to see anymore Dresdens or Tokyos.