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John Simpson @johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social

I first saw ‘double tap’ attacks during the siege of Sarajevo. A shell or missile hits a building, then as the rescuers arrive, a second one hits. Much used by Russia in Ukraine. Western leaders are demanding to know if the IDF gave orders to do this at the Nasser Hospital.

aug 26, 2025, 4:30 pm • 107 27

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Angela Clarke @angelac17.bsky.social

No ‘mishap’

aug 26, 2025, 4:33 pm • 0 0 • view
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David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social

Hi John, which Western leaders have said that?

aug 26, 2025, 4:32 pm • 0 0 • view
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Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social

It doesn’t matter: even if Israel admitted to the war crime directly to their faces, the most that would happen would be for western leaders to send a strongly worded letter. Then ship more weapons to the IOF

aug 26, 2025, 5:29 pm • 0 0 • view
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jenleite.bsky.social @jenleite.bsky.social

Totally intentional😓

aug 27, 2025, 8:10 am • 0 0 • view
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maldenrosselle.bsky.social @maldenrosselle.bsky.social

The World has gone mad ,human lives are expendable cannon fodder regardless of which side fires it.

aug 26, 2025, 4:34 pm • 0 0 • view
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Heather @heatherhampson.bsky.social

And no doubt there will be another strongly worded statement and zero action if they find out the IDF did give the order (which Israel is never going to confirm anyway).

aug 26, 2025, 8:47 pm • 0 0 • view
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God-Emperor Tsunami 💙 #FBPE #BLM #GTTO @tsunami65.bsky.social

More IDF crimes against humanity. I was about to call it a "war crime" but there is no war here, just genocide.

sep 3, 2025, 9:57 am • 0 0 • view
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Sky Bloo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @sky-bloo.bsky.social

Well how shall I put this? After October 7, the #IDF lied that there were "4 beheaded babies" in the ruins of a kibbutz near the Gaza border. Tellingly they never produced any evidence to support their lie. Now we're expected to believe their account of the disgraceful attack on Nasser Hospital.

aug 26, 2025, 4:37 pm • 1 0 • view
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Alan Lawlor @alanlawlor.bsky.social

Israel’s initial response was that they were trying to disable a security camera… with a huge bomb

aug 26, 2025, 5:31 pm • 0 0 • view
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Angela 🐱💙 💛🌻 @hollia.bsky.social

Your colleague Christian Fraser made reference to it being referred to as a 'double tap' during an interview with an aid agency rep on Verified Live yesterday. He said that if it was a 'terrorist' attack it would be called a 'double tap'

aug 26, 2025, 4:38 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dave Garbutt @davgar51.bsky.social

If they didn’t give orders them it’s just a habit and that’s worse

aug 26, 2025, 4:40 pm • 0 0 • view
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Robert Fingleton 🇮🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @robertfingleton.bsky.social

Russia honed all their evil tactics, including double tap attacks, targeting civilians and destroying vital infrastructure, in Syria. The sooner they arrest Putin as a war criminal, the better 😡

aug 26, 2025, 5:05 pm • 3 0 • view