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IDF: Only 250 of Gaza fatalities were civilians
Hanan Greenberg
Published: 26.01.09, 12:38
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1. THAT WAS SO BAD, IDF. YOU JUST DIDNT HURT THEM BUT ...
...THE WORLD PEOPLE ,   ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU   (01.26.09)
2. Poor business plan indeed
Ezehiel ,   land of no religion   (01.26.09)
This killing in Gaza was very poor business plan to stay in power…
3. it doesnt matter to anybody except the living
zionist forever   (01.26.09)
It wouldn't matter if no civilians were killed to the rest of the world even armed men would be reported as inocent palestinians killed by Israelis. Lets not expect anybody to congratulate us. The only thing that matter to the majority of the Israeli public is did the operation deliver results not who the casualties were. Hamas will complain that so many of their people were lost the living will be glad they were not killed but they will all condem Israel anyway.
4. Who cares, the world already made his mind regarding Israel
Tahl ,   Ashdod, Israel   (01.26.09)
Which is - a country whose army is a heartless child and woman killer, who is using "disproportionate force", and its generals need to be tried at the Hague for war crimes. All the lies and distortions fed from the Pallywood propeganda fit in perfectly with the West's inherent antisemitism, and operation Cast Lead is the perfect excuse for these antisemites to air out their positions. This is such a beautiful truth revision mechanism, why confuse anyone with real facts?
5. real numbers
lol ,   london uk   (01.26.09)
will this ever get reported in an ever increasing muslim bias media? will the governments that so readily comdemn isreal realise that the true spin of the palastians and hamas is untrue.and when will the u n and monkey moon question what goes on in other arab countries ,the daily slaughter of muslim on muslim that no one mentions
6. I'm not surprised
NY   (01.26.09)
Many of the Hamas terrorists and even Gazans would like to show that "poor innocent people" are getting killed, when they aren't. You're not fooling me, Hamas. You're a bunch of lying cowards!
7. compare to nato attack in kosovo
(01.26.09)
Date Location Nature of Incident Reported/Estimated Civilian Casualties April 5, 1999 Missile Attack on Aleksinac, Serbia NATO attack on a barracks on the town of Aleksinac . Resulted in missiles striking a residential area hitting apartments, an "emergency centre" and a medical dispensary 10 dead and at least another 30 injured April 12, 1999 Grdelica Gorge, Serbia NATO attack on a railway bridge hit a passenger train. 14 killed and 16 injured April 14, 1999 Road between Đakovica -Dečani NATO aircraft repeatedly bombed refugee movements over 19 km stretch in western Kosovo, 73 deaths and 36 injured April 23, 1999 Belgrade NATO attacked of the Serb Radio and Television headquarters in Belgrade. 16 civilian technicians killed and 16 wounded April 27, 1999 Missile Attack on Surdulica, Serbia NATO attack on residential area in the southern town of Surdulica. 16 civilians killed May 1, 1999 Attack on a civilian bus on Lužane Bridge North of Priština: A NATO missile aimed at the Lužane bridge hit a passenger bus. The vehicle was cut in two by the strike, near Lužane bridge, 20km (12 miles) north of Priština - one section plunged off the bridge into the river below, the other portion remained burning on the bridge for more than an hour An ambulance sent to the scene was reportedly hit in a second NATO strike. 39 people were killed May 7, 1999 Cluster bombing of Niš NATO confirmed that a cluster bomb aimed at an airfield in the Yugoslav city of Niš hit a hospital and a market. Unexploded cluster bombs left lying in gardens. 14 civilians killed, about 60 injured May 7, 1999 Missile Attack on Chinese Embassy in Belgrade The U.S. admitted that an out-of-date map used by its intelligence operations had led NATO to mistakenly launch missiles at the Chinese embassy 3 dead, 20 injured May 14, 1999 NATO bombing of Albanian refugees near Koriša, Kosovo NATO planes bombed of Albanian refugees near Korisa striking two convoys of ethnic Albanians trying to flee Kosovo, Over 100 killed May 19, 1999 Belgrade Hospital Struck A NATO bombing attack on the Dragiša Mišović hospital in Belgrade hospital. Parts of the hospital were reduced to rubble. NATO admitted a missile aimed at a nearby army barracks went astray 4 killed. several wounded May 30,1999 Bombing of Varvarin, SE Serbia NATO bombers mounted a daylight raid on a bridge in Varvarin , south-central Serbia when local residents were attending the town's market. The aged and narrow bridge was considered insignificant and no military installations were to be found within a radius of 20 km. Most of the casualties occurred in the second wave, when people had rushed to the bridge to help those wounded in the initial wave. 11 civilians were reported killed and 40 injured about 17 very seriously May 30, 1999 Missile Attack on Old Age Sanatorium in Surdulica, Serbia NATO planes hit an old age sanatorium in Surdulica in south-eastern Serbia, the second time civilian targets were hit in the town in just over a month. At least 11 people killed May 31, 1999 Novi Pazar, southwest Serbia. A NATO missile attack on an apartment building in Novi Pazar, southwest Serbia. At least 11 people and 23 injured
8. "Only" 250 were civilians ...
Bruno ,   Haifa   (01.26.09)
Not only does the IDF have no concept of what "only" means, they also have no concept of what "250" dead civilians means ... and this from an army that prides itself on technology, and on having some kind of moral stance.
9. #1: How does it hurt the "world people"? Because
Global Citizen ,   Israel & USA   (01.26.09)
there are plenty of solid examples of how Hamas' stance and allies have done it.
10. 1300-250= 1050 Hamas were killed !
Indigenous ,   statless   (01.26.09)
So the 250 civilians were what ? The 412 children or the 110 women ? Does that include the 42 killed in the UN school? Let me see here ..250/1300= 19.3% of the casualties are civilians...compared with the Hamas killing 3 civilians and 7 soldiers ...3/7 = 42.8% ..waawww..that is brutal...get real ...
11. "ONLY" ??????????????????????
Nour ,   Palestine   (01.26.09)
"ONLY" 250 civilians killed. How sick, how corrupt, how morally bankrupt, and totally unsurprising from the world's biggest security threat and state-sponsored terrorist.
12. Payback
arab   (01.26.09)
Once upon a time , an arab revenge from his father's killer after 40 years.He said to himself that he was hasty.
13. #1 YOU DONT HAVE ANY CONCEPT OF HAMAS HIDING WITH CIVLIANS
..............DACON9   (01.26.09)
OBVIOUSLY YOU DONT HAVE ANY CARE IF ISRAEL WINS OR LOSES AND YOU DONT HAVE ANY CONCEPT OF WAR. THE MEANING OF WAR IS PEOPLE DIE DID YOU WRITE IN TO YNET COMPLAINING ABAOUT ARAB RCOEKTS FOR THE PAST 8 YRS ? BRUNO IS YOUR TRUE ADDRESS GAZA THANK YOU DACON9 jewswithviews@gmail.com
14. Indigenous -10
Gabriel   (01.26.09)
I'm quite sure those numbers you got came from pallywood, but anyway, do you really believe that a 16 year old can't be a hamass terrorist? Or have you never seen a 12 year old boy carring a AK-47? Or a woman, for that matter?
15. #8
Jake ,   New York, NY   (01.26.09)
Thank you. That's exactly what I wanted to say.
16. For the mentaly chalenged, the word "only"
Mike ,   Israsel   (01.26.09)
Is only being used as an explanation to the reported "thousands of civilians killed" by the media and hamas. Now you should understand what is meant by "only"
17. #11 - YES - It was not enough!
GENESIS ,   Johannesburg RSA   (01.26.09)
"only 250" was not enough. You voted for hamas so you pay the price. Vote for "peace" and we will give you peace. Only Today Hamas has called for the "end of peace talks with Israel" ???? What does it want " MORE WAR"?? It wants the death of all the JEWS so why should we wait for you to kill us !!! Never again Massada!
18. # 13, I DID.
Atilla Karagözoğlu   (01.26.09)
"...DID YOU WRITE IN TO YNET COMPLAINING ABAOUT ARAB RCOEKTS FOR THE PAST 8 YRS ? ..." *** I realy dont remember good ıf I did it to YNET. BUT I REMEMBER ! I REMEMBER AS I KNOW MY NAME THAT 100S TIME I CALLED HAMAS FOR BETTER RESISTANCE ON HAARETZ. I PERSONALLY HATE TO MAKE CIVILIANS INVOLVE INTO FIGHT OR WAR. I DID. I DID MUCH THAN MANY HEARTS CAN EVEN TAKE. I DID. AND I DID PUT MY NAME UNDER ALL MY MESSAGES. *** in the end ! they dont listen anyone but his own tactics. *** you know what I learned after 3 years following israeli media ! NOTHING BUT BLOOD NOTHING BUT TEARS NOTHING BUT DISHONESTY NOTHING BUT SCREAMING FOR HELP NOTHING BUT DEEPLY WORKINGS. 3 years ago ! maybe a little far than 3 years I wanted to know israel ! all I can say now is ; I AM HAPPY THAT I TIRED SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND. NOW ! I AM ALSO PART OF THE MIDDLE EAST. I ALSO FEEL RESPONSIBILITY TO MEET AT A GOOD POINT FOR BOTH SIDES. I dont remember what I have done in YNET, but take my word ! THEY WERENT EASY DAYS TO STAY FOR ME.
19. come on...
M W ,   LA   (01.26.09)
While I'm doubtful that the ratio is what the Pals claim I doubt it is what the IDF claim, But I am annoyed by this nonsense about the militants hiding in civilian populations. By this all that seems to be meant is that tehy took over houses or fought in the streets - d'uh?! That's urban warfare 101, I'm sure it would make for an easier war if they stood out in an openfield wearing their camp unfiroms waiting to be martyred but conflict doesn't work like that.
20. to #14 sure. ahmed yasin said that a 15 years old
Rubi ,   Israel   (01.26.09)
can chose to murder and die for the cause. that on this age he is already responsible for his life. this times hamas could change his views to erlear ages.
21. Atila ...maybe go easy on the beer.
(01.26.09)
22. Good work Israel! You just crushed Hamas.
robert renders ,   belgium   (01.26.09)
23. COWARDS you were destroying the buildings by the F16
(01.26.09)
how in the world would you know who is inside.YOU ARE NOTHING BUT BUNCH OF COWARDS......DO YOU HEAR ME...??? COWARDS.
24. yes to peace no to terror
YOUSEF ROFA ,   alex-usa   (01.26.09)
I am a pro peace arab man and support Israel to live in peace and defend herself from islamic terror.the jews need to remind the world about the true face of islam not muslims.muslims are victimes of their religion,for the past 1400years they never stopped for one day from calling jews pigs and apes,and don,t forget what muhamad and his peacefull followers did to 900 hundred inocent jews in medina in now a day saudia arabia.muhamad himself participated in this historical massacre.islam is not a religion of peace.
25. Civilians hurt in the Gaza fighting
Rabbi SH.I. Popack ,   Miami Florida   (01.26.09)
Why does Israel keep the issue alive, making statements to excuse itself.Where was amnesty when rockets were fired on purily civilian targets? When one ecuses himself one accuses self.Hamas brought the war on itself.,and it alone bears the responsibility.
26. Believe me, they were children, all of them!
Hamasnik ,   Hamastan   (01.26.09)
Of course, we dress them up like Hamas and put fake beards on them and give them AK-47s, but they were still innocent children!
27. To #8 and others who misinterpret the word "only"
Nuances of the ,   English Lang., USA   (01.26.09)
In this case, the word "only" is used as a comparison, as in, "only 250 civilians killed," COMPARED TO the 1,300 "women and children" claimed by the Palestinian propagandists. Remember the Jenin "massacre?" ONLY a few dozen were killed, COMPARED TO the hundreds claimed by the self-same propagandists.
28. #23 Ask Hamas to build you some bomb shelters
Truth ,   Hamastan   (01.26.09)
Better yet, ask them to stop firing rockets at Israel from your schoolyards. Oh, silly me, I forgot, they don't give a s*** about you Palestinians. They are Iranian whores who only care about themselves.
29. #23
SBK ,   HK   (01.26.09)
Careful of who you call a coward. You know who's the real bunch of cowards? Hamas, without a doubt. Come on, who's the ones hiding underground for the past 22 days? And guess what, Haniyeh is STILL hiding underground. Do YOU hear me?
30. #1, 8, 10, 11, 12 get real
Joseph ,   Israel   (01.26.09)
You guys condemn Israel for attacking Hamas but aren't paying attention to your leaders. Fatah (even Abed Rabbo) condemns Israel for not attacking even more and killing more Hamas. Egypt supported Israel throughout the whole attack and did not agree to let one Arab child escape into Sinai. Go complain to them
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