Posted on 07/30/2014 1:30:58 AM PDT by Olog-hai
An Italian journalist who until Tuesday was embedded in Gaza has backed the IDF’s account of a rocket strike on a school playground in central Gaza’s Shati refugee camp on Monday.
At least 10 people were killed in the attack—most of them children—and some sources claimed the death toll was as high as 30. Palestinian sources were quick to blame Israel, claiming that an Israeli fighter jet fired missiles directly at the playground and nearby hospital. Israel denied the accusations, saying that Hamas rockets aimed at Israel from the area misfired, and struck both the school and the hospital.
Verifying facts on the ground in Gaza is notoriously difficult for foreign reporters, and even for Palestinian journalists seen as aligned with the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority, as journalists are closely watched by Hamas security forces and can face interrogation and a permanent ban from Gaza for publishing material deemed unfavorable to the territory’s Islamist rulers. As such, little information has emerged on what exactly happened that day in Shati.
But returning from a stint in Gaza, and safe from what he ominously referred to as potential “Hamas retaliation”, Italian journalist Gabriele Barbati broke the media silence […], confirming that Hamas terrorists rushed to cover up evidence of what was indeed errant rocket fire aimed at Israel. …
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
Misfired my ass. Hamas probably did it intentionally knowing they would get sympathy from Obama and all the libs in the US and around the world.
Nice post...you need to add; “...and which one do the Liberals support?”
Nice reporting. Too bad most of the world won’t be let in on it.
They left off odumbo’s picture.
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If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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In the 1930s, those whom we would today call “liberals” supported the guy on top.
Is that a trick?
Both, of course.
Only AFTER the fact did they denounce Hitler.
Liberals preferred Italy's Fascism and The Nazi's Socialism so much so that they want to bring it here.
“Liberals preferred Italy’s Fascism and The Nazi’s Socialism so much so that they want to bring it here. “
Agree.
An Italian journalist who until Tuesday was embedded in Gaza has backed the IDF’s account... Hamas rockets aimed at Israel from the area misfired, and struck both the school and the hospital... journalists are closely watched by Hamas security forces and can face interrogation and a permanent ban from Gaza for publishing material deemed unfavorable to the territory’s Islamist rulers.
You forgot Obama’s picture..
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