@GreenFire I do believe that Hamas terrorists viciously attacked specifically civilians too. I’m pretty sure of it, as sure as someone following events via distant media can be.

But there’s no evidence they beheaded babies. Journalistic orgs that spread that extraordinary claim w/o clear evidence have done harm to the likelihood of consensus Hamas viciously attacked specifically civilians. Which they absolutely did. But disinformation agents will say, “yeah, just like they beheaded babies.”

@GreenFire The quote that you give is probably the source of the story. But since the Israeli government is unwilling to confirm it, I think we should treat this person’s claim pretty skeptically. Journalists should have asked for evidence, or gotten multiple on-the-record confirmations, before repeating the story.

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