World Food Programme suspends staff movements in Gaza after Israeli forces fired on a vehicle near a Gaza checkpoint.

The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a pause in the movement of its employees in the Gaza Strip “until further notice” after one of its vehicles was hit by gunfire just metres from an Israeli-controlled checkpoint.

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric blamed Israel for the attack, telling reporters in New York that the “clearly marked” humanitarian vehicle was “struck 10 times” by Israeli gunfire, including with bullets targeting front windows.

Five of the bullets were on the driver’s side and some on the windscreen.

Dujarric said the convoy’s movements had been coordinated with the Israeli military and it had clearance to approach.

  • ashar@infosec.pubEnglish
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    3 months ago

    The only news media I saw today to name Israel as the perpetrators of the shooting.

    • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      3 months ago

      My god this bot is problematic… Really makes me lose all respect for the .world ecosystem of mods and admins that they’ve heard the feedback and refused to do anything without even considering the possibility of just not having this bot at all. All feedback is replied to with basically “you must implement a bot for us in order for us to take you seriously”

      • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        3 months ago

        A bot that just spams the media ratings of some random dude is so incredibly a techbro non-solution to the actual problem of people posting questionable sources. Not only does it not stop people from posting questionable sources to begin with, it creates a bunch of off topic chatter about the rating itself. So now instead of just removing poor sources, poor sources get a comment that probably 90% of people voting aren’t going to see. This is somehow progress, despite changing nothing.

        • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 months ago

          not to mention MBFC is itself biased.

          everybody is. Every human. everything humans create, all has a bias. Worse… that might not even matter because their process has got to basically be “we do a spot check of articles to make sure they’re factually accurate and then we fit them where we thing they fall on the US political spectrum”

          The reality is there’s no way to know how thorough they actually are, and for most publications- even “small” publications- it’s a bit of a joke to think five to ten articles is enough to determine reliability. other similar groups like Allsides and Ad Fontes have hundreds of employees/contractors reviewing outlets and their analysis is still remarkably circumspect.

          MBFC has nine employees, including the founder. Nine.

      • Aurenkin@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Yes it is very disappointing. I believe the bot is actively harmful and have raised concerns through the proper channels only to be told they are not open to removing the bot at all. No reason given as to why the option should be off the table. Just have to hope that people see the downvotes and hesitate to take the ratings at face value.

        • wurzelgummidge@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 months ago

          Rule3: Sources that have a Low or Very Low factual reporting rating or MBFC Credibility Rating may be removed.

          Translation: Sources that don’t follow the approved narrative may be removed, only our propaganda is true.

            • goferking0@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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              3 months ago

              It’s okay though cause government USA government propaganda news are fine because they are ranked high enough…

              • Keeponstalin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                3 months ago

                NY Times is rated as highly factual by MBFC, surely they would never propagate unsubstantiated Israeli propaganda

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          3 months ago

          The !news team has recently changed course and opted out of the bot. AFAIK it will still operate in !world and !politics, but I want to share the news and thank everyone who has given feedback, downvoted, and protested the bot. This isn’t over, but I feel we’ve reached an inflection point.

          • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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            3 months ago

            Yeah its hard to argue for it after thinking for 5 seconds. If there was such a thing as an objective fact check, then we would be enjoying world peace. But there isnt, so stop running a bot that pretends to be. Weird centralized authority fascism bullshit.

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            3 months ago

            Oh they just waiting until it’s not just mbfc, so ignored everything about it’s issues. At least a start

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        I lost respect when they decided to defederate from the largest piracy community on the fediverse. I knew right then and there when push comes to shove, .world falls in line under the powers that be. Would have stayed on reddit if that’s what I wanted.

        • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
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          For sure. That one I can at least… Understand or appreciate that it is related to how hard it is to host potentially illegal content in the jurisdiction the instance is hosted in. But the way the MB/FC situation has been handled is… Embarrassing. Like there’s no way to defend it other than “you yourselves are biased and you want to dictate the kind of bias that is acceptable”

          It speaks to a lack of media literacy by the moderation administration of the instance

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        3 months ago

        They claim they’re not authoritarian by forcing this, after so many have complained.

  • bitjunkie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Israel is a rogue state at this point, but everyone in power keeps pretending they’re not because wE nEeD sTaBiLiTy In ThE rEgIoN or some such utter fucking nonsense.

  • saltesc@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    the “clearly marked” humanitarian vehicle

    They’re white. Except for the massive black markings. I don’t think it can get much more obvious without bringing beacons and a sky writing display in.

    UN prepares the extra angry pen for this letter

    • Aceticon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      As are those who support them.

      Let’s never forget the enablers of the Zionist Genocide.

      • ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        3 months ago

        You probably pay taxes in a state funding Israel. Go to Palestine and fight for what you believe in. Don’t let your dreams be dreams.

  • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Israel attacking innocents and commiting warcrimes?

    Must be a day that ends in Y.

    Now they know why the Israeli military coordinated with them to plan the path. So they could set up the ambush.

  • OccamsTeapot@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    What happens when you systematically deprive millions of people of food again? Either Israel doesn’t know the answer to this question or it’s a blatant GENOCIDAL ACT. There is literally no other option.

  • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Terrorists, war crime-rs, and genociders are what makes up the Israeli military.

    It’s just unfortunate that military service is compulsatory for most Israelis.

    • homura1650@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      It was not compulsory for Ben Gvir, who was excused from compulsory service because the IDF at the tine thought he was too extreme. He has since been convicted of terrorism, and currently serves as Israel’s minister of defense.

  • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Gaza, mostly thanks to Israel, remains the most dangerous conflict for aid workers now and perhaps in history.

    Don’t forget when IDF killed 3 Israeli hostages escaping Hamas who were shirtless, unarmed, and waving a white flag.

    At every turn, Israel and Bibi need to be associated with Russia and Putin — for that’s exactly how they behave.

  • Asafum@feddit.nlEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Guys you just don’t understand… How is Israel supposed to fight Hamas when they’re hiding in cans of vegetables!? It’s not Israels fault that Hamas uses sandwiches to hide their operations in!

  • NeuronautML@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 months ago

    They say Hamas are terrorists because they attack innocent civilians and that may be true, but it seems that by the same metric, aren’t the IDF also terrorists for attacking innocent civilians in clearly marked vehicles ?

    Verily i say more, If we go by how much civilian infrastructure and casualties have been committed, one side is clearly acting more strongly within the definition of terrorist than the other.

    • Krauerking@lemy.lolEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Same thing I was gonna add…
      It made me happy for a second to think we all agree and then kinda depressed that we all agree that Israel keeps attacking the volunteers just trying to help victims of their war.

  • Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Seems like we need a peacekeeping force stationed in Israel. Headed by one of the EU members preferably, since we cant trust the US to be impartial.

    • Aceticon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Germany is still shipping weapons to Israel.

      Faced with a modern version of Nazism, some EU members can’t be trusted to not support them even when they’re in the middle of executing their very own version of the Holocaust, probably because that view of human beings as inherently superior or inferior depending on their etnicity (aka ubermenshen and untermenschen) is alive, well and as strong as century ago.

      The others (including my own country) just have different levels of bullshit when it comes the the Israeli Nazism and Genocide.

      The only two EU nations that can be trusted on this are the Republic Of Ireland and Spain.

      • Madison420@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Germany arguably has good reason for a bad reason with horrific execution if that makes sense.

        Given the history with Judaism they’re overcorrecting and I think we can all kind of get that, it doesn’t really make it right or ok but it’s at least better reason than haha profit. Unless like literally everyone else stops first they aren’t going to stop for fear of the potential optics.

        • Keeponstalin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 months ago

          I disagree, Zionism isn’t Judaism. Zionism was created out of antisemitic reasons, European nations ‘solving’ the ‘jewish question,’ instead of enshrining protections for the rights of Jewish people in their nations; and has continued to fuel antisemitism as Israel attributes it’s crimes against humanity in the name of all Jewish people, which clearly isn’t true. Antisemites love that conflation

          • Madison420@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            3 months ago

            Germany isn’t making that distinction nor are most countries at this point though that could be argued to be because of influence. I don’t disagree with the sentiment it just doesn’t change what is actually happening and why.

            • Keeponstalin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              3 months ago

              I agree, I think the continued support is more about geopolitical influence and American hegemony in the region. If the US pulled support, I’m sure many European nations would follow. Props to Ireland and Spain for standing out and not supporting this genocide

        • Aceticon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 months ago

          Even whilst supposedly making amends they’ve preserved the fundamental racist thinking that underpinned Nazism by going with “we have a debt to a race” rather than “we have a debt to the victims”.

          Because of that, they de facto just changed who they deem ubermenschen (“Jews are good”) and untermenschen (“Muslims are backwards and violent”) without ditching the actual XIX cenrury notion so beloved by Nazis that race dictates the character and worth of a person.

          You see the same in many other nations, especially in the Anglo-Saxon world, but none the less such racism is especially poignant when the nation that created Nazism is militarily helping a new Holocaust backed by reasons which ultimately trace back to their own vontinued practice of ethnic-discrimination.