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Why the silence over the Red Crescent killings?

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Wyllow3 Wed 09-Apr-25 21:58:01

I wonder how much the Israeli public is being told about these abhorrent actions?

Allira Wed 09-Apr-25 20:53:58

They thought they would not be found out.

valdavi Wed 09-Apr-25 20:40:59

It was the biggest killing of Red Cross / Red Crescent personnel anywhere in the world since 2017.
How the Israelis spokesmen have the gall to say it was accidental & partly the victims' fault, when we all know the IDF buried the victims in a mass grave, and their ambulances too,is beyond me.

silverlining48 Wed 09-Apr-25 18:17:37

A beautiful poem and a lovely child.
I often think of Hind a bright 5 year old girl, cruelly killed by Israeli gunmen while she was trapped in a car who called desperately by phone for help. She was killed as were others who had tried to help. More innocent victims.
All that most people want is peace but the battle goes on heedless to tens of thousands who have died, unnecessarily.

Whitewavemark2 Wed 09-Apr-25 17:31:36

Here she is😊

And a poem someone has written for her.

Whitewavemark2 Wed 09-Apr-25 17:26:05

Every day I think Rafif’s mother video’s Rafif’s dad holding his daughter with comments like. “We are still alive” and “Rafif is still with us”

She is the prettiest little soul full of life.

silverlining48 Wed 09-Apr-25 17:23:17

WWM I don’t ‘do’ x so don’t know who the child is that you refer to, but wish her well.

silverlining48 Wed 09-Apr-25 17:22:03

It is truly shocking, the Israelis would have got away with their lies had the phone belonging to one of the victims with evidence of cold hearted murder not been found. The palistinian paramedics were unarmed did nothing wrong, and died a cruel and horrible death.

We now wait for what ought to be an independent investigation, instead it’s an Israeli investigation. Doubt we get any answers other than Israeli whitewash and in the meantime the news moves on. It’s happened before and will again.

It’s a tragedy.

lixy Wed 09-Apr-25 17:07:39

Not deliberate silence WWM2, just stunned by the enormity of it all.

Redblueandgreen Wed 09-Apr-25 16:24:29

Thank you growstuff

growstuff Wed 09-Apr-25 15:16:12

Redblueandgreen

OP, I’ve just looked this up on news apps including bbc and sky news. Genuine question here, does your question mean killings committed by Red Crescent or Red Crescent supporters who’ve been killed? I admit I’m not well informed re this situation and wanted to understand your question better. Many thanks 🙂

It's about Red Crescent para-medics who have been killed by the IDF.

Whitewavemark2 Wed 09-Apr-25 13:22:28

As an aside, has anyone been following little Rafif on X?

Such a dear little soul. She is now trying to crawl😊.

Allira Wed 09-Apr-25 12:35:05

Yes, it has been on the BBC and ITV News, not just on one evening.
It happened a few weeks ago and I wondered how it has not been reported widely on mainstream media but the video exposing the lies has now emerged.

Redblueandgreen Wed 09-Apr-25 11:44:58

OP, I’ve just looked this up on news apps including bbc and sky news. Genuine question here, does your question mean killings committed by Red Crescent or Red Crescent supporters who’ve been killed? I admit I’m not well informed re this situation and wanted to understand your question better. Many thanks 🙂

MayBee70 Wed 09-Apr-25 11:38:26

Ch4 News tried to hold them to account but were just met with the usual anger from them; no remorse whatsoever. They would have stuck to their original lying account if that video hadn’t been found. As with all of the other ‘ investigations’ I doubt if any more will be heard about it.

Smileless2012 Wed 09-Apr-25 11:22:56

The evidence is there but 'there's none so blind as those who will not see'.

Wyllow3 Wed 09-Apr-25 11:20:45

Been following it WWM2 at the slaughter and mass burial - and the lies that the ambulances had no headlights or flashing signals. At the attempts to bury the story along with the 15 dead, mass grave in the sand.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgere1y740o

Whitewavemark2 Wed 09-Apr-25 11:01:23

Or is it too awful to contemplate?