A British citizen is among dozens of festival attendees who are missing, kidnapped or presumed dead

The Israeli rescue service Zaka says its paramedics removed more than 260 bodies from a music festival that came under attack by Hamas militants.

The total figure of bodies found is expected to be higher, as other paramedic teams were also working in the area and Zaka added that the bodies “haven’t all been collected yet”.

Early on Saturday morning, Hamas targeted Nova music festival, a techno rave in the desert near the border with Gaza.

Videos shared on social media and by Israeli news outlets showed dozens of festival-goers running through an open field as gunshots rang out. Many hid in nearby fruit orchards or were gunned down as they fled.

    • bobman@unilem.orgEnglish
      3620·
      1 year ago

      There’s a difference between attacking unarmed civilians

      I hope you’re one of the first to condemn Israel when they kill at least 10x as many Palestinian civilians in retaliation for this.

      You know, in addition to how many more Palestinians civilians they’ve already killed.

      • P03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        611·
        1 year ago

        It’s already been pointed out earlier, but casualty numbers do not correlate to who is more “good” or “evil”. It only correlate to whoever has the bigger army.

        Far more Iraqis died in Operation Desert Storm or the Iraq invasion than the US. More Afghans died during that invasion than the US. More Axis soldiers died than Allied soldiers in WWII.

        • bobman@unilem.orgEnglish
          108·
          1 year ago

          but casualty numbers do not correlate to who is more “good” or “evil”. It only correlate to whoever has the bigger army.

          I’m talking specifically about civilian casualties.

          Please re-iterate your point if you think it also applies to civilians.

    • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      205·
      1 year ago

      I agree with your main point. The actions of the Hamas are abhorrent. But many here are equating it with the will of all Palestinians and that’s simply not true.

      I don’t understand how these acts, which clearly will not help Palestinians, can be seen as the something they all would want.