Written orders carried by Hamas fighters sent to attack Israeli towns and settlements last weekend contained the same chilling command: Kill as many people as possible.

Documents recovered from the bodies of dead militants at the sites of attacks that killed more than 1,300 Israelis point to a deliberate strategy to massacre civilians, Israeli officials said.

The similarity of the orders given to attack teams, along with videos posted by the attackers themselves, eyewitness testimony, and the scale of civilian killings in multiple locations—at least 1,000 in total—suggest that the massacre wasn’t a byproduct of the attack but a central objective.

  • @mrpants@sh.itjust.works
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    391 year ago

    Yeah dude military personnel use maps during operations. Also these terrorists did actually attack and kill civilians. It was transparently their goal and they did it proudly.

    Sorry not everything is a conspiracy. Sometimes authoritarian and antisemitic government leaders commit wanton acts of terrorism to incite extreme violence against their own people. Crazy world we live in. Do try to get better.

    https://www.armystudyguide.com/content/army_board_study_guide_topics/land_navigation_map_reading/different-types-of-maps-e.shtml

    • @starman2112@sh.itjust.works
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      41 year ago

      I’m well aware that militaries use maps, and that the plans laid out in this clean piece of paper fit right in with Hamas’ actions. I’m skeptical that they would need a lil MapQuest printout and list of instructions to remember that they’re supposed to go to this building and kill a bunch of people. Seems like that would be easy enough to just remember.

      • @nonailsleft@lemm.ee
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        101 year ago

        If you’re going to attack a village you’ve never been in, you’re leaving the map at home?