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Hospitals have special protection under the rules of war. Why are they in the crosshairs in Gaza? (apnews.com)

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JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of surgery at Gaza’s largest and most advanced hospital held up his phone Saturday to the hammering of gunfire and artillery shelling. “Listen,” said Dr. Marwan Abu Sada as fighting raged around Shifa Hospital.

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[+] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works -41 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

erase the current populace entirely

Do you realize that the population of Gaza grows by over 50,000 people every year? Even if we accept the casualty figures provided by Hamas (and I don't) then unless this war goes on at its current intensity for another four months (which it won't) the population of Gaza will actually increase rather than decrease in the one-year period that includes the war.

The idea that the war in Gaza is "[erasing] the current populace entirely" is disconnected from reality.