• fubo@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Hamas initiated a war with a horrific military/terrorist attack on Israeli civilians on October 7. Sometimes when a belligerent starts a war, it ends up losing territory.

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      10 months ago

      Israel started a war with Palestinians with their occupation in 1967 (if we forget the whole Nakba thing).

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      10 months ago

      Look man, bad shit happens in war. Just don’t pretend to be the fucking good guy when your militant to civilian kill ratio is 1:3.

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        10 months ago

        According to Wikipedia the ratio for the October 7 attack was around that figure, yes:

        • 859 civilians
        • 282 soldiers
        • 57 policemen
        • 10 Shin Bet members

        Plus the rapes, tortures, and abductions.