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Palestinian protesters are being shot in their legs by Israeli soldiers, and some face amputation |
2018-04-29 |
Weepy story about accurate fire from IDF snipers. Play stupid games, win stoopid prizes. Maybe they should go for head shots, WaPo? If they shot them in their heads they wouldn't require amputation, would they? Some people are never happy. [Jeff Bezos' WaPo] Mohammad "Peg" al-Ajouri is a lanky teenager who But last month, while participating in a protest along Gaza's border, he was struck by a bullet fired by an Israeli soldier. It penetrated his calf, shattering his leg before exiting the shin. Doctors tried to save the limb, but an infection soon spread. The leg had to be amputated. During the past month of demonstrations along the border between Gaza and Israel, at least 17 Palestinians have suffered gunshot wounds that ultimately cost them their legs, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza. In at least three of the cases, Israeli authorities rejected the transfer of wounded Gazans to the West Bank, where they could receive medical care that might have saved their limbs, according to lawyers and one of the patients' families. Since the protests began, Israeli troops have killed 43 Palestinians and wounded more than 3,500 with live ammunition, rubber bullets or shrapnel, the Health Ministry said. Of those, about 2,200 have suffered injuries to the legs. Israeli officials say the protests along the border fence are violent and provide cover for militant attacks. Israeli media report that troops have been ordered to initially fire warning shots at demonstrators, after which they should target protesters' legs. "IDF troops act according to clear rules of engagement that are tailored to the scenarios they are contending with," a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces said. The spokesman declined to detail those rules but said live fire is a last resort. |
Posted by:Frank G |
#9 Palestinians are not REQUIRED to commit acts of war. If they declined the opportunity, they'd live long, healthy lives. |
Posted by: Rob Crawford 2018-04-29 20:56 |
#8 Each day, Captain Arab sets sail To shame the Israelis, and wail, But Leviathan's orders Are harsh: "Repel boarders!" He bails with a tailful of fail. |
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2018-04-29 16:55 |
#7 Love the song.Love the way the girls blow. And love love love the idea of Paleo Pegleg Pirates Allah Aaarrggh-bar maties! |
Posted by: Regular joe 2018-04-29 12:35 |
#6 Those darn Juices and their contributions to medicine! From an engineering standpoint, if the snipers would use rounds with more mass or velocity, they could blow the legs clean off and any discussion of amputation would be moot. 1/2 MV**2, baby! |
Posted by: SteveS 2018-04-29 12:19 |
#5 but an infection soon spread OK, who told them antibiotics were invented by Jew? Own up. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-04-29 11:52 |
#4 but an infection soon spread That's about what you'd expect from any Gaza medical procedure. Palestinian = infection in more ways than one. |
Posted by: AlanC 2018-04-29 11:21 |
#3 And since wimmin are >> cute than DropKick Murphy |
Posted by: 3dc 2018-04-29 11:04 |
#2 Amputations are the result of the kind of Stone Age society you choose to live in. |
Posted by: Roth LaDoad 2018-04-29 10:34 |
#1 Dropkick Al-Murphy's: "I'm a sailor peg And I've lost my leg Climbing up the top sails I've lost my leg!" |
Posted by: Frank G 2018-04-29 09:42 |