The military initially said it opened fire because the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” on nearby troops without headlights or emergency signals. An Israeli military official, speaking late Saturday on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said that account was “mistaken.”

The footage shows the Red Crescent and Civil Defense teams driving slowly with their emergency vehicles’ lights flashing, logos visible, as they pulled up to help an ambulance that had come under fire earlier. The teams do not appear to be acting unusually or in a threatening manner as three medics emerge and head toward the stricken ambulance.

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    The reason they give for shooting ambulances is that Hamas has used ambulances to move soldiers.

    “On December 19, 2024, soldiers from the ‘Duvdevan’ unit (Israeli military) took part in an operational mission to detain terrorists in Nablus. During the operation, an ambulance-like vehicle was used for operational purposes, without authorisation and without the relevant commanders’ approval.”

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      I think your trying to show that Israeli military committed a war crime but you look like your accusing Hamas of doing the war crime. You got a edit that comment bruv, it’s a mess.

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        Reading comprehension.

        Reading fucking comprehension.

        I bring up the time IDF used an ambulance during a raid, that time they killed a grandma, in response to the IDF saying they shot these people because terrorists use ambulances… and people think I’m defending Israel.

        Reading comprehension. Come on guys, say it with me. Reading comprehension!

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          The reason they give for shooting ambulances is that Hamas has used ambulances to move soldiers.

          If you were calling Israel hypocrites you should have added something to the end of this sentence because it reads like you’re saying Hamas did it and then attempted to provide an example. Text based sarcasm requires a bit more effort if you don’t want to be misunderstood.

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            Lol what happened to people championing reading things carefully before commenting? At worst my wording was vague. Could’ve searched what I was talking about and easily realized was I thought. I assume people can search my comments and see I’m not defending Israel.

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      Half your thought is still in your head. When you read this to yourself, it sounds like what you intended to say. When everyone else reads it, we are still missing context.

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        The missing context is in the article. If people read it and remembered current events they too would find it utter bullshit that their excuse was “Enemy soldiers use ambulances.” And then my comment would naturally follow.

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          If your post said what you wanted it to say, without missing a sentance explaining the part you kept in your head, people wouldn’t have to “figure out” that you are saying the opposite of what it sounds like you are saying, because “you know” you would never say what it looks like you are saying.

          You just need a second sentence about how it’s hypocracy that they said that or something. The part that you know in your head, but didn’t put “on paper”.

          It’s like, in speaking, you could just emphasise the right syllables the right way and that string of text would read exactly how you intend it to. But in text, that doesn’t work.

          It’s like putting down the lyrics to a song without the melody and expecting everyone to sing it the same way you hear it in your head. Only works if they already know the melody. There is no way for us to know your melody, so you instead can’t write ambiguously. If you want other people to follow along.

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        Are you fucking stupid? I’m saying Israel kills people for using ambulances, and then bringing up the time Israel used an ambulance and killed a grandma.

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          Oh I get you now. I (and most of the rest of the thread) thought your comment was a weird hasbara thing with the quoted part as an example of evil khamas using ambulances.