Each day, the evidence of war crimes amasses. Yet the starvation continues and the offensive intensifies
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ragedy has piled on tragedy in Gaza. Yet Israel’s attack on Nasser hospital – the only functioning public hospital left in the south – still stood out. One strike was followed within minutes by another, hitting those who had raced to help the wounded. Monday’s attack was multiple egregious acts in one: hitting a hospital, injured civilians, rescue workers and journalists.
With events caught on video, Benjamin Netanyahu called it a “tragic mishap” instead of blaming Hamas for the deaths or smearing the dead. (The military, which has a record of misleading claims following incidents, later alleged a camera had been “positioned by Hamas” at the site.) Can anyone believe that this was all an error, when such “double tap” strikes are becoming routine, and when those killed this time are so typical of those killed throughout this war?
“Israel values the work of journalists, medical staff, and all civilians,” the Israeli prime minister continued. Why, then, have more journalists died in Gaza in the last two years than globally in the previous three? Why has Israel killed hundreds of medical workers, spurring calls for a new crime of healthocide? Why are so many doctors detained? Why, judging from the Israeli military’s own data, do civilians account for an astonishing 83% of the dead?
