Adding to the mountain of evidence that Israel is engaged in a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera on Thursday aired footage of what the news outlet reported was an Israeli drone targeting four Palestinians in Khan Younis last month.

Those killed by the unmanned aerial vehicle in the rubble of the southern Gaza city appear to be unarmed teenagers or young men. According to a translation of the coverage, they were not identified in the reporting.

Tariq Kenney-Shawa, Al-Shabaka’s U.S. policy fellow, said: “This is among the worst footage I’ve seen. Not only were these boys clearly unarmed and present no threat whatsoever, but they were struck multiple times even after stumbling/crawling away. There is no way they could have been considered combatants. This is unreal.”

    • @MeanEYE@lemmy.world
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      01 year ago

      Burden of proof is on those making claims. If you claim this is Israel killing Palestinians, you need to prove it’s Israel. Otherwise it’s some poor guys who lost their lives from an explosive. I didn’t even see the bomb falling.

      • @kaffiene@lemmy.world
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        01 year ago

        No, completely rational. This was probably Palestinian youths blowing themselves up to make Israel look bad. What was I thinking?

    • @SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca
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      -11 year ago

      I don’t know how things work where you’re from, but where I’m from, the burden of proof is on those making accusations.

      • @abracaDavid@lemmy.world
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        31 year ago

        Lmao this isn’t small claims court. Those people were straight up murderer from long distance with missiles that American tax dollars very likely paid for.

        • @SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca
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          -21 year ago

          So when there’s a murder case, the prosecution doesn’t have to prove someone committed murder, it’s the accused has to prove they’re innocent?