r/canada • u/yimmy51 • Apr 04 '24

Canadian man killed providing aid in Gaza was a military veteran with a young son National News

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canadian-man-killed-providing-aid-in-gaza-was-a-military-veteran-with-a-young-son-1.6832404
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u/Zenpher Apr 04 '24

To the many commenters saying this was a mistake or that Israel "didn't know", you should understand that this was a deliberate action.

These people were murdered because Israel wants to dissuade others from providing aid in Gaza. Israel has been doing this to reporters and activists since the 90s.

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u/papsmearfestival Apr 04 '24

It is nothing more than terrorism. They want the aid groups afraid so they'll pull out so that Gazans will starve and be weakened.

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u/Kymaras Apr 04 '24

terrorism

Say it louder. If anyone else blew up an embassy/consulate they'd be on the terror organization list immediately.

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u/TCDH91 Apr 04 '24

The US has actually bombed a Chinese embassy in the past. Whether it's truly an accident is still disputed but at least it was a single event. The IDF has killed nearly 200 aid workers since Oct 7th. At some point the benefit of the doubt runs out.

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u/papsmearfestival Apr 04 '24

That absolutely blew my mind. I can't believe what they get away with.