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2024-03-09 13:26:49 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 94D3416A13FF782CDECCC971BA6E4A467BB9A1040D4E0675C0D7BB9731BBCC5C
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The post implies the family were targeted which is untrue. Civilian casualties are always regrettable which is why Israel takes extreme measures to avoid them resulting in a low civilian to combatant casualty ratio, even though Hamas uses civilian facilities: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/making-sense-of-casualty-counts-in-the-israel-hamas-war https://www.idf.il/en/mini-sites/the-hamas-terrorist-organization/how-is-the-idf-minimizing-harm-to-civilians-in-gaza/ https://press.un.org/en/2022/sc14904.doc.htm https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/hagari-says-security-forces-have-killed-over-13000-terrorists-since-start-of-war/
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