Following up on my earlier observations about the accuracy of the Israeli air strikes, Reuters quotes Ismail Haniyeh acknowledging 15 civilians killed in the past two days, from a death count the same wire report puts at 290.
Hamas estimated that at least 15 women and some children had been killed in the past two days. "Palestine has never seen an uglier massacre," Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said.
It's regretable that 15 women and children died, but Hamas owes the Palestinians an explanation for putting obvious combat targets like launchers, weapon stockpiles, arms factories and training centers in and around civilian areas.
Bottom line: 94.8 percent of the casualties, according to Hamas estimates, were combatants. How is that a massacre?
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