Quote (Ghot @ 4 May 2019 16:15)
those pesky prisoners...
obviously there is no excuse for attacks like that, but to add a little context:
2 israelis were injured during the attack. during israel's 'retaliation' (feels like a strange term to use since it suggests israel's occupying force was the 'victim' in this whole conflict),
12 palestinians were killed, amongst them a pregnant mother and her toddler daughter.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/sirens-sound-in-southern-israel-after-4-palestinians-killed-fire-wounds-2-soldiers-1.7196935https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/rockets-fired-gaza-day-israel-kills-palestinians-190504072709853.htmlQuote
Palestinians have participated in regular demonstrations along the Gaza border for more than a year, calling on Israel to ease its crippling blockade of the enclave.
At least 270 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the protests began in March 2018, the majority along the border.
Two Israeli soldiers have been killed in that period.
Israel accuses Hamas of using the protests as cover to carry out attacks and says its actions are necessary to defend the border and stop infiltrations.
The results of a UN investigation released at the end of February found that Israel may have committed crimes against humanity in responding to the border protests, as snipers "intentionally" shot civilians including children, journalists and the disabled.
Israel rejected the report "outright" but Hamas called for Israel to be held accountable.