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1. Wildgoose · 1789657415 · focus · HN ↗

   Seeing as it was a "double tap" it was clearly a deliberate target. Bomb the school, wait until officers from the nearby base with kids at the school arrive to try and rescue their daughters and hit it again. Clearly a war crime, possibly using Israeli targeting information, which clouds which State is ultimately responsible.

   1. jvanderbot · 1789657716 · focus · HN ↗

      Yes, the definition of war crime is not "intentionally targeted building" it is "intentionally targeted building that it knew was non-military and full of civilians". If you plausibly believed it to be a military target, then it's plausibly not a war crime.

      The question about whether US launched the missiles is not really in dispute, the intent and knowledge is in dispute. NYT did a great analysis essentially concluding it was plausibly a mistake, not an intentional or indiscriminate civilian attack.

      More here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49739018#49741081">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49739018#49741081

      1. laimewhisps · 1789691139 · focus · HN ↗

         The NYT is not credible here. Remember how they lied to manufacture consent to invade Iraq? This bombing was clearly intentional, just like the previous 3 years worth of war crimes committed by Israel&#x2F;US.

         1. thomassmith65 · 1790075891 · focus · HN ↗

            The NYT seems pretty credible, considering how much its critics rely on 23 years old WMD coverage to criticise it.

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