It looks like the IDF was trying to cover this stuff up, but the police investigation is forcing some stuff out into the open anyway.

https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1725964279600263594

  • ziggurter [he/him, comrade/them]
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    7 months ago

    Friendly fire is the "big reveal" (that they admit it, not that many of us didn't know) here, but this part I am finding confusing:

    This assessment is backed up by bodycam footage of a terrorist asking a captured civilian where the "bad guys" are

    I've also tried Google Translate, and it repeats the same kind of thing without the quotes. I really don't understand what they are trying to say here. "Terrorist" is obviously being used in Israel's voice. But I suppose "bad guys" isn't? What "bad guys" were the Palestinians fighters supposed to be asking for? Israeli police and IOF? Would they have used a term like (the equivalent) of "bad guys" to Israeli music festival attendees? Who would they have thought the Israelis would think were "bad guys"? Themselves? WTF?

    • ProfessorOwl_PhD [any]
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      7 months ago

      Someone in the thread claims it's a mistranslation of Ra'im, the kibbutz they were actually trying to reach.

    • captcha [any]
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      7 months ago

      I kinda think its entirely likely that a gazan would think the israeli knew what he meant. Especially considering that he's probably never seen an israeli before.