• Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    If you’re referring to the number of deaths from that explosion, then that was a mistranslation that media outlets copied and ran with.

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    TLDR: A more accurate translation of the original statement would have been victims or casualties. Not deaths. But when many news outlets were asked the source of the claim (as they had provided none in their articles) none responded with a source. But the source was later found and translated properly.

    Edit: This is not support for Hamas, they can fuck off. It’s just pointing out some very sloppy and irresponsible journalism in regards to that specific instance.

      • NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social
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        1 year ago

        There are still people who think it was an Israeli strike. Israel’s contradictory evidence, as well as the direction of the rocket, make it much more likely to be Israel.