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21. Shame the tweet is itself a bit inaccurate - that wasn't "days later", but the next day

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 01:01 PM

Jun 21

but that was just NBC's reporting that had been wrong. On DU, we had the accurate reporting by midday local time on the Tuesday:

Palestinian witnesses said Israeli forces carried out an airstrike on a nearby home before opening fire toward the crowd in the southern city of Khan Younis on Tuesday morning. The military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The killings did not appear to be related to a new Israel- and US-supported aid delivery network that was introduced last month and has been marred by controversy and violence.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143480189

The article as it was then:

At least 51 Palestinians killed in Gaza waiting for food trucks, says health ministry
More than 200 also wounded on Tuesday morning as they waited for UN and commercial trucks to enter territory with aid supplies

At least 51 Palestinians have been killed and more than 200 wounded while waiting for UN and commercial trucks to enter the territory with desperately needed food, according to Gaza’s health ministry and a local hospital.

Palestinian witnesses said Israeli forces carried out an airstrike on a nearby home before opening fire toward the crowd in the southern city of Khan Younis on Tuesday morning. The military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The killings did not appear to be related to a new Israel- and US-supported aid delivery network that was rolled out last month and has been marred by controversy and violence.

https://web.archive.org/web/20250617091048/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/17/dozens-killed-in-gaza-waiting-for-food-trucks-says-health-ministry

Perhaps Hamas had claimed that was a GHF site, but I saw no sign of it at the time. When it was specified in articles I read, it said it was UN trucks, and not the GHF. It's NBC's problem, not "mainstream media". The tweet has unfortunately implied that this wasn't an instance of people getting killed seeking aid; it was, with UN trucks.

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Israeli military kills 23 Palestinians near aid site in Gaza, witnesses and medics say [View all] muriel_volestrangler Jun 20 OP

Work harder Duncanpup Jun 20 #1

Amen.... Butterflylady Jun 21 #30

The standard answer atreides1 Jun 20 #2

Let me guess: a Hamas member was reported somewhere Orrex Jun 20 #3

Couple a dozen food/aid seekers a day seems to be the program... mpcamb Jun 20 #7

Just enough to scare the others away... AloeVera Jun 21 #23

Truly inhumane to murder starving people just trying to get food. Lonestarblue Jun 20 #4

Yet more claudette Jun 20 #5

So convenient of them to make it easier on the IDF by gathering together in groups like that ms liberty Jun 20 #6

"The Hamas-run health ministry says ..." speak easy Jun 20 #8

Unicef's global spokesperson says: muriel_volestrangler Jun 20 #9

War Crimes Bayard Jun 20 #10

They murder reporters so.... Klarkashton Jun 21 #26

Witnesses and medics say this. Thousands of injured or traumatized witnesses. AloeVera Jun 21 #27

Prove it. "Hamas Sez" says the terrorist organization. Hellbound Hellhound Jun 20 #11

Read Post #9. muriel_volestrangler Jun 20 #12

"Hamas sez witnesses say" isn't any better. PROVE IT. Hellbound Hellhound Jun 20 #13

Typing in caps doesn't make your case any stronger. muriel_volestrangler Jun 20 #15

Of course I ignore eyewitnesses, just like police and judges ignore them. PROVE. IT. Hellbound Hellhound Jun 20 #17

Since we know w/o a shadow of a doubt that Israel is starving 2 million people in Gaza questionseverything Jun 21 #28

As you know the IDF has admitted to shootings iemanja Jun 21 #37

eyewitness testimony is direct evidence, not circumstantial iemanja Jun 21 #38

Having a rough time with Iranians, Israel takes their frustration out on innocent starving people seeking food aid. Jit423 Jun 20 #14

"these people" ? sarisataka Jun 20 #16

Again iemanja Jun 20 #18

Because the incidents are invented or facts are changed. Mosby Jun 21 #20

Shame the tweet is itself a bit inaccurate - that wasn't "days later", but the next day muriel_volestrangler Jun 21 #21

Of course that's how Israeli propaganda works! AloeVera Jun 21 #22

The IDF has already admitted to shootings iemanja Jun 21 #24

Or destroying telecommunications. AloeVera Jun 21 #25

Respectfully, from a combat Marine's point of view, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 21 #29

I beg you to think for a minute. AloeVera Jun 21 #31

I hear what you're saying and for the most part, I agree, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 21 #32

Peace out Dan. AloeVera Jun 21 #33

Yes, here we are, another Fucking Unjustified War by a war criminal. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 21 #34

And, as I forgot to mention, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 21 #35

Disgusting Owl Jun 20 #19

ISRAELI GENOCIDE in Gaza, while we fight their other war for them. Jack Valentino Jun 21 #36