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At least one civilian was killed and 48 wounded when Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians, after the group chosen by Israel to ship food into Gaza lost control of its distribution centre, health officials reported.

Witnesses said Israeli forces started shooting after crowds of Palestinians broke through the fences on Tuesday around the distribution site, as an Israeli military helicopter fired flares and bursts of gunfire were heard in the distance. In one video, a large crowd of panicked civilians, including women and children, can be seen running away from the distribution site, trampling the fencing.

The Israeli military said it fired “warning shots” near the compound to restore control, but denied firing towards people.

The UN and other humanitarian organisations have rejected the new system, saying it would not be able to meet the needs of Gaza’s 2.3 million people and allowed Israel to use food as a weapon to control the population. They have also said there was a risk of friction between Israeli troops and hungry people seeking supplies.

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[-] [email protected] 28 points 2 days ago

I'm anything but religious, but I really wish there was a hell where all the monsters responsible for this would get their just punishment. Bibi, Drump, and all those disgusting animals.

[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago

How can most countries in the WORLD not have an official position AGAINST what is happening here!? What's up with everyone? Are we blind?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Willfully blind by gildlust.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

The world is a much shittier place than we thought it was. I thought the Holocaust was at least one lesson in we'd keep in mind, but even the victims of the Nazis are instantly willing to commit the same attrocities against innocent civilians. Cherish and nurture and protect the good people in your lives, they are much rarer than we all realized.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I ask myself the same question and come to the conclusion that humanity has not evolved since the Middle Ages: the powerful are still driven by boundless greed that goes beyond all humanity, which I believe has increased significantly in recent years. So I think we are not evolving, but regressing.

Edit: I mean, what person in the Middle Ages would have been so barbaric if they had had our resources and capabilities? That's just it: the leaders of humanity are still primitive barbarians and are just as cruel.

this post was submitted on 28 May 2025
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