The IDF murdered seven aid workers yesterday, three of whom were British special forces veterans, in three targeted drone strikes.
Late on Monday night three cars from the World Central Kitchen pulled out of the organisation’s warehouse in Gaza to distribute aid to Palestinians. Each vehicle was clearly marked as working for the humanitarian organisation, followed an IDF-approved route and had GPS trackers and SOS beacons broadcasting their positions.
But despite taking every precaution, the seven brave volunteers inside the cars were being watched – and were soon deemed hostile targets and eliminated.
Among the doomed passengers were former Royal Marine James Henderson, 33; former SBS soldier John Chapman, 57; as well as a British military veteran named last night by the BBC as James Kirby.
the IDF unit responsible for securing the area ordered UAV operators to attack one of the vehicles shortly before midnight.
It deployed a precision R9X Hellfire missile which smashed into one of the armoured cars. Passengers were seen scrambling from the wreckage and jumping into the other two vehicles.
They informed authorities monitoring their movements that they had been hit and sped off.
After travelling just 900 metres the Hermes 450 fired once more. The second armoured car was hit, leaving just the soft-skinned 4×4 remaining. Surviving passengers loaded the wounded into the final vehicle and pulled away.
But having made it 1.5km further along the coastal road the UAV fired for a third time – blasting the remaining vehicle to bits.
And then, as part of their diplomatic strategy to win friends and influence people, they bombed an Iranian consulate in Syria.
This isn’t self-defense. These attacks are not even taking place in Israel. No wonder Netanyahu is whining about how the whole world now hates Israel. Because it’s rapidly becoming impossible for any sane or impartial individual to not despise what the Israeli government and the Israeli military are doing.
Many wicked people were once victimized themselves. But having been a victim does not justify victimizing others.