'Yet again, far too many civilians have been killed': Harris criticizes IDF Gaza strike

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2. Bloomberg News did the responsible thing and corrected both its headline and story

to reflect that the casualty count and the "attack on innocent civilians sheltering in a school" narrative came from the terrorists and were highly dubious.

As for our storied free press, I'm still awaiting any acknowledgement from and denunciation of Hamas's ongoing war crime of using human shields.

Israel Says It Hit Hamas Command in a Gaza School
August 11, 2024 at 4:33AM EDT

(Bloomberg) -- A deadly Israeli strike on Gaza City that drew international condemnation was aimed at a Hamas “command and control center” embedded within a school and adjacent mosque, Israel’s military said.

Hamas authorities in Gaza estimated about 100 people were killed in Saturday’s missile attack. The figures couldn’t be independently verified and Hamas authorities don’t distinguish between civilian and combatant casualties.

US Vice President Kamala Harris, who’s running to replace President Joe Biden in the White House in November, rebuked Israel for civilian casualties while affirming its “right to go after the terrorists that are Hamas.”

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The Israel Defense Forces said the air strike, using three precision-guided bombs, targeted “approximately two dozen” members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad who it described as operating within the Al-Taba’een school. It named 19 operatives who it said were killed.

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Updates with new IDF statements in fifth through seventh paragraphs. An earlier version corrected the trashline to show Bloomberg reported an outdated death-toll estimate.

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2024/08/10/israel-strike-on-gaza-school-kills-100-palestinians-hamas-says/