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News & Current Events Apr 23, 2026 at 6:21 PM

Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians in Gaza, first responders say

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Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians in Gaza, first responders say
www.bbc.com
Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians in Gaza, first responders say
One strike killed three children and two adults near a mosque in the northern town of Beit Lahia on Wednesday evening.

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yosisoy Apr 24, 2026 +7
What kind of reporting is this? >In a statement, the Israeli military said it had targeted what it called "a terrorist" who had approached troops in the area of the Yellow Line Imagine Hamas statements being presented this way
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Vrukop Apr 24, 2026 +11
Hm ... what the particular preview image ... what does the author wants us to feel ...
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xmuskorx Apr 23, 2026 +26
And how many of them were Hamas? BBC? Hello? Do your job.
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Ready_Data5206 Apr 23, 2026 -48
None of them. Majority of people murdered by Israel in Gaza and Lebanon are civilians. Its why Hamas and Hezbollah are alive and well.
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xmuskorx Apr 23, 2026 +29
>None of them Proof?
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yosisoy Apr 24, 2026 +12
According to dudes like the one you're replying to Hamas doesn't even exist and is a bogeyman invented by Israel to kill random Arabs, for some reason
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xmuskorx Apr 24, 2026 +10
Perhaps BBC is partially responsible for this? They seem to never report "Hamas combatants killed." Like literally NEVER. I could not find a single article on Hamas combatant being eliminated.
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nsfwuseraccnt Apr 23, 2026 +25
The majority of people killed in wars are almost always civilians. There's nothing new here and nothing particular to Israel. The % of civilian vs combat deaths in WWI is estimated to be around 59%. For WWII it was 60-67%. Vietnam was around 67%. Korea was around 75%. The Gulf war in 1991 was around 88% civilian casualties. Civilians shouldn't be purposefully targeted, but it's an absolutely unrealistic expectation that combat deaths will outnumber civilian deaths in a war. Especially when you consider how densely populated Gaza is and how Hamas takes no care whatsoever to avoid operating around civilians. In fact, they go to great lengths to operate around civilians, including digging tunnels under hospitals and launching rockets from the tops of civilian buildings.
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Procyon3020 Apr 24, 2026 +4
Shhh, don’t confuse these people with facts. Don’t you know that dead civilians in wars is a-ok, except when the Israelis are involved?
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MaybeSomedayMaybeNot Apr 24, 2026 +2
The highest recorded collateral damage approved by the USA in modern warfare was 30 deaths. In Gaza, Israel approved over 100 deaths for high rank targets and 15-20 for junior targets.
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HarEr89 Apr 23, 2026 +46
Disgusting Hamas propaganda. They always call killed Hamas terrorists just "people" or "Palestinians". Hezbollah is doing the same propaganda trick.
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Federal-Trip3952 Apr 23, 2026 -1
Sure, but how do you know these particular people killed were members of Hamas?
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WildWhisperArdor Apr 24, 2026 +1
It sounds like you agree then that we can’t say one way or the other then?
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Federal-Trip3952 Apr 24, 2026 +1
Yeah, I just don’t think it’s good to celebrate people dying I guess
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Ornery-Standard-2350 Apr 23, 2026 -41
God forbid we call people... people
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hunterman321 Apr 23, 2026 -38
So you kill children and civilians and you are still the victim? So in return Hamas could strike an IDF terrorist that is surrounded by children, That’s fine right ?
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Altruistic-Guide-756 Apr 24, 2026 -8
Of course ur German really making ur ancestors proud aren’t you
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Zahkrosis Apr 23, 2026 +19
Collateral or deliberate? Edit: Hamas is known to disguise themselves as civilians as well as using civilian shields. I just want the full context here
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TheCatapult Apr 23, 2026 +49
Unnamed “medics and first responders” are not journalistically ethical sources for news reports. Just more Hamas propaganda.
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BrickwallBill Apr 23, 2026 -42
Would you say the same thing if it was the other way around?
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GoodAnakinGood51 Apr 23, 2026 +35
You dorks already do.
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KingMoosytheIII Apr 24, 2026 -9
3 children were identified, 9, 12, and 14? Im curious as to how they can skewed as Hamas agents when it was verified repeatedly
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Procyon3020 Apr 24, 2026 +9
They were actually 23, 25 and 31. And I provide you the same evidence that this claim is true as they did: absolutely none.
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SnooCauliflowers9533 Apr 24, 2026 -1
What a... meaningless rebuttal? Stop taking sides you dumbasses.
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HockeyHocki Apr 23, 2026 +18
Im sure in Arabic the word has some different connotations but hearing her describing her kids as martyrs just feels wrong. Sooner Hamas disarm sooner Gazans will escape this Limbo
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octopoosprime Apr 23, 2026 -10
Palestinians get killed and you only have critiques and commentary about Palestinians.
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HummusSwipper Apr 23, 2026 +27
Last time I checked Palestinians in Gaza were ecstatic to see their government invade and massacre the people of another country. This is the sad outcome of an avoidable war. What's the point of criticizing the IDF for this? This was certainly a targeted strike at Hamas members, but obviously we won't ever know that because after 2.5 years of war, Hamas has yet to report a single casualty to its members.
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leftrightside54 Apr 23, 2026 -26
Sure bro, just like there is a ceasefire and Israel jsut bomb and tripple tap the lebonese journalist.
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HockeyHocki Apr 23, 2026 +20
The lebanese journalist that were driving around the territory where the IDF forces remain deployed, around one of the towns the IDF issued specific instruction to all Lebanese not to go to? Those journalists? Darwin awards
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leftrightside54 Apr 23, 2026 -14
Bro, it's a journalist and they targeted her on purpose. It's not October 7th, they have killed over 200 journalist already.  World kitchen double tap as well. So many other war crimes. And it's a ceasefire. So much for ceasefire right.
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HockeyHocki Apr 23, 2026 +6
She wasnt targeted for being a journalist, there is zero evidence for that
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leftrightside54 Apr 23, 2026 -2
O really  https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/article/lebanon-journalist-targeted-and-killed-by-israeli-airstrikes-while-reporting-on-the-war-in-southern-lebanon They also blocked ambulance from getting aid to her https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/lebanon-accuses-israel-of-blocking-attempt-to-rescue-journalist-after-bomb-strike
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HockeyHocki Apr 23, 2026 +21
She was targeted and she was a journalist, that is not evidence she was targeted for being a journalist
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HummusSwipper Apr 23, 2026 +2
What makes her a journalist?
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allbetsareon Apr 23, 2026 -16
I’m sure English works have different connotations, but reading someone use Darwin Awards to describe the intentional killing of journalists just feels wrong. The sooner the IDF leave Lebanon the sooner Israel will escape this limbo
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HockeyHocki Apr 23, 2026 +17
They were intentionally killed alright, for being suspected militants. They fucked around where they shouldnt have and they found out
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leftrightside54 Apr 23, 2026 +2
It's Lebanon territory during a ceasefire . War criminals.  They love killing civilians and then calling them terrorists.
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HockeyHocki Apr 23, 2026 +18
Bro its a warzone, even Hezbollah told them not to go there
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Dido_nt Apr 23, 2026 -7
The super just democracy in the Middle East that kills people for being suspected militants.
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allbetsareon Apr 23, 2026 -11
I’m sure you said the same to the people who died on 10/7
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HockeyHocki Apr 23, 2026 +21
If the nova attendees had decided to take a stroll into gaza and set up their festival there i probably would have
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allbetsareon Apr 23, 2026 -14
The festival wasn’t in America it was in the Middle East in a country that supposedly is surrounded by enemies and constantly attacked.
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threeme2189 Apr 24, 2026 +4
So your saying it's fine and expected that a bunch of people got rapes and murdered by a terror organization while having a party, just because the terror organization exists and borders with Israel? Seems like the IDF is on the right track and really needs to eradicate said terror organization.
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allbetsareon Apr 24, 2026 +1
No I’m saying that “f*** around and find out” and “Darwin Awards” logic that the clown above me was using can be twisted against any victim. It seems like you and others start from the assumption that the IDF is right and then work backwards from there no matter what the situation is.
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Wambo74 Apr 23, 2026 +22
First...consider the source.
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GoodLeroyBrown Apr 23, 2026 +18
As a millennial this was drilled into my head. I’m not so sure the same can be said for Gen X
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octopoosprime Apr 23, 2026 -27
The source is first responders. Are medical professionals too biased for you?
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GoodLeroyBrown Apr 23, 2026 +17
The irony of saying that to an ED doc. Anyways, I’m not sure ones profession determines how good of a source they are; even more so in this context.
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octopoosprime Apr 23, 2026 -14
If their profession is to treat medical trauma in a conflict zone id say they are a very good source for determining how many people are being killed by that.
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GoodLeroyBrown Apr 23, 2026 +15
Unless they’re, of course, Hamas. It would be prudent at that point to consider the source and potential bias at the very least.
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octopoosprime Apr 23, 2026 -10
Prudent to what end 5 people are dead and the BBC reported it
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GoodLeroyBrown Apr 23, 2026 +10
I think you’re getting it and purposely being obtuse here.
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DatBobbyDeMarco Apr 23, 2026 +26
Bullshit Hamas propaganda
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dat_4ss Apr 23, 2026 +24
>according to medics and first responders. According to the MoH (Hamas)
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DanIvvy Apr 23, 2026 +4
Wonder what they were doing. I'm sure they were just innocent randomers. Probably wear journalist outfits underneath their scrubs. Of course both of those things are on top of their AK-47s and bomb making kits, but hey...
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fufa_fafu Apr 23, 2026 -17
Yes, yes, the children are all terrorists hiding nuclear bombs under their pacifiers. I'm sure they must be removed because everyone is khamass or something.
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Individual_Guest_323 Apr 23, 2026 +11
They targeted a terrorist, that according to Hamas, was surrounded by childrens at the time of the explosion.
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acaciovsk Apr 23, 2026 -15
I don't know what all these Israel bots and talking heads are still doing here. Honestly Israel's reputation is dead in the water globally. Anything that anyone says that is pro israel at this point has as much credibility as pro russian comments
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TheTrollerOfTrolls Apr 23, 2026 +22
>Anything that anyone says that is pro israel at this point has as much credibility as pro russian comments This is a great example of prejudice and false dichotomy. The world is far more nuanced than "pro" this or "anti" that.
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acaciovsk Apr 23, 2026 -16
Whatever man, this means nothing when Israel is murdering kids
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TheTrollerOfTrolls Apr 23, 2026 +11
You can condemn the killing of children without using language that treats an entire people as morally disposable.
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acaciovsk Apr 23, 2026 -12
Nah, that implies that all people from israel are pro israel. I don't think that's the case. And still what I said remains: Israel's reputation globally is down the drain
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TheTrollerOfTrolls Apr 23, 2026 +9
The problem is with what you decide to label as "pro" or "anti" Israel. Is there a "neutral" Israel? Is there "pro" certain things and "anti" other things Israel? How about an "I-don't-give-a-shit" Israel? This is where the false dichotomy comes in. Boiling things down to a single criteria ("pro" or "anti") will always mean that you exclude others that you probably wouldn't exclude if you understood them individually. Maybe some of those others even have good points to make. The problem is that you'll never know with such a perspective. But sure, you keep finding a way to defend your prejudice. That's how anyone maintains their prejudice about anything.
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acaciovsk Apr 23, 2026 +1
There's only one anti killing children position. That corresponds to unequivocally condemning Israel. Anything else is just conflating things to justify Israels actions. No need to look at both sides to cross this street
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yosisoy Apr 24, 2026 +1
As if the only children dying in this conflict are Palestinian. If it wasn't tragic it'd be funny
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CrusaderAlive Apr 23, 2026
The world should abandoned Middle East conflict. Let’s them sort themselves out. Majority of people around me here in UK. We careless about this conflict. Media hype it up. Or at least people I interact daily. This is my 2 cents. I doesn’t speak for uk people. I just said about my daily life with people I interact
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Jakobmeathead Apr 23, 2026 -12
What in the zionism is this comment section
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threeme2189 Apr 24, 2026 +4
It's called people having their own opinion and being rational. Give it a try.
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fufa_fafu Apr 23, 2026 -26
Why even bother posting every incident? Tens of thousands of children died already. The fascists brigading this with "all of them are Hamasssss" can go f*** themselves. You like watching babies being butchered, it's fine to admit. As long as they're brown and arab they don't count anyway right? Only meaningless numbers. Am isreal chai or whatever.
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itspronouncedbolonya Apr 23, 2026 +23
Arab ≠ brown
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TheJacques Apr 23, 2026 +10
Sephardic and Mizrachi Jews have entered the chat…how are you so hyper obsessed on a cause you know nothing about…please elaborate..I’m not even upset just genuinely curious?  No babies or civilians were harmed because of the $3.5 billion tunnel/bomb shelter Hamas built for them…duh!! That’s where all the billions and billions in aid money went, to build tunnels/bomb shelters for the civilians of Gaza. 
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Comfortable-Track495 Apr 23, 2026 +12
Iran isn't arab ok
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fufa_fafu Apr 23, 2026 -19
**At least eight Palestinians, including three children, have been killed in two Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, according to medics and first responders.**
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threeme2189 Apr 24, 2026 +2
Write even louder, I'm sure it will work.
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milkytoon Apr 23, 2026 -8
Netanyahu has the tapes
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Ready_Data5206 Apr 23, 2026 -12
More medical workers murdered by Israel and then slandered as terrorists.
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bssbronzie Apr 23, 2026 -12
IDF playbook: \*bombs journalists\* \*deny all negative news by claiming there's no reputable sources, labelling everything negative as hamas propaganda \*
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