Israel targeted about 1/2 of Gaza, likely all men and either some women or children.
UN Watch? That's Israeli.Here's the parasite you quote so much Frankie. Franca Allahbanese is nothing more than a mouthpiece for Arab terrorists. Who funded her trip to Australia? Thank God for groups like UN Watch. The UN is a rogue entity that must be cleansed of its vile hatred of Israel and Jewish people.
Independent NGO based out of Switzerland. Yes they were founded by Jewish individuals but not in any way affiliated with Israel. Nice try.UN Watch? That's Israeli.
If that's the best gotcha you can get Israel is doomed. You get the Israeli ambassador lying his face off, knowing that Netanyahu was sending bags of cash through Qatar to fund Hamas. And there is no meltdown by Albanese, she just rolls her eyes at the idiotic Israeli bull.
zionism = genocide
nazism = genocide
That's where you are now and if you choose the side of genocide, so be it.
UN Watch is a pro-Israel lobby group,[5][6][7][8] and primarily denounces what it views as anti-Israel sentiment at the UN and UN-sponsored events.Independent NGO based out of Switzerland. Yes they were founded by Jewish individuals but not in any way affiliated with Israel. Nice try.
Try againIndependent NGO based out of Switzerland. Yes they were founded by Jewish individuals but not in any way affiliated with Israel. Nice try.
en.wikipedia.org
Total bullshit, mandrill.
"Mother of hostage killed by IDF in Gaza says troops had sweeping fire orders"Zionists poisoned wells during the Nabka and continue this traditional practice today.
The court is stuck, if they say they were IDF then its not terrorism."Mother of hostage killed by IDF in Gaza says troops had sweeping fire orders"
'A Spit in the Face'
Israeli High Court Declines to Recognize Hostage Killed by Military as Fallen IDF Soldier
The justices ruled that the circumstances of the hostage's death, who was accidentally shot by IDF troops while escaping captivity in Gaza, do not fall under cases in which the law recognizes a civilian killed in action as an IDF casualty
Alon Shamriz. His family claimed, among other things, that he was called up for reserve duty the day he was kidnapped in Gaza.
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Chen Maanitand Bar Peleg
02:07 AM • July 27 2026 IDT
The High Court of Justice rejected on Sunday the petition by the parents of Alon Shamriz to recognize him as a fallen soldier eligible for burial in a military cemetery and to recognize them as bereaved parents.
Shamriz, who was kidnapped on October 7, escaped his captors only to be shot by soldiers. The justices ruled the IDF decision that the circumstances of his death aren't included in instances the law recognizes for recognizing killed citizens as fallen soldiers was without fault.
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Yonatan Shamriz, Alon's brother, responded: "I see this ruling as a spit in the face of the family and as causing further, unjustified immense pain."
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Shamriz was killed in December 2023 with Samer Fuad El-Talalka and Yotam Haim. The three repeatedly tried to signal their location to army forces, but the soldiers shot them when they left their hiding place and moved toward the soldiers in Gaza City's Shujayeh neighborhood.
Shamriz's parents, Avi and Dikla, asserted in their petition that he was called into the reserves the day he was kidnapped to Gaza, so he should be recognized as a fallen soldier. However, the justices, David Mintz, Yael Willner and Ofer Grosskopf, ruled, "Even assuming Alon, of blessed memory, was indeed called up for reserve duty, there's no disputing that due to the unfortunate circumstances of his kidnapping, he neither reported for duty nor was on his way to serve."
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The court added that "the circumstances of his abduction and death are deeply tragic, and the fact that he managed, together with the two other hostages, to free himself from his captors through courage and determination is awe-inspiring. However, regrettably, this is not sufficient to allow his recognition as an IDF fallen soldier under the existing provisions of the law."
Avi Shamriz, Alon's father, in a High Court hearing on the recognition of his son and his designation as an IDF martyr, in 2024. The judges rejected the claim that this was unlawful discrimination. Credit: Olivier Fitoussi
The justices also clarified that existing law does not provide an answer for the unique cases that emerged following the October 7 massacre and the war that followed, including Shamriz's case. "This creates a sense of unease," they wrote.
They noted that the IDF chief of staff ordered the establishment of a committee, which decided to advance a unique framework for recognition and commemoration of civilians, but stressed that the solution formulated by the committee did not satisfy Shamriz's family.
The court also rejected the argument that the army's refusal to recognize Alon as a fallen soldier constitutes unfair discrimination because it retroactively recognized other victims as fallen soldiers. Still, the three justices stressed, "The legal front has limitations, and it doesn't detract in the slightest from Alon's behavior, which demonstrated exceptional bravery in the most difficult of circumstances."
Yonatan Shamriz, founder of Kumu, a movement established by families affected by the October 7 attack that has called for political change, called the decision "political from start to finish and shouldn't have ended up with the High Court in the first place."
He said: "My hero brother Alon was called up on October 7 to the Yahalom special unit in which he served, a message he received. The moment they called him up, he was in service. There are precedents. There are similar cases and even less clear ones that were recognized."
Yonatan Shamriz speaking at the Kumu memorial service commemorating the two-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks on Israel. He said that "Today, Alon was once again betrayed by the country he loved so much." Credit: Tomer Appelbaum
"Today, Alon was abandoned again by the country he loved so much. The defense minister and the head of the Personnel Corps could have made the decision long ago and given a little comfort to the family, and to cherish Alon's bravery, but they chose not to – for political reasons. Everyone is invited to explain why. I honor the High Court decision, although it's wrong and constitutes a flashing red light for every Israeli soldier – the state is with you until you criticize its leaders."
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Attorney Ran Cohen Rochberger, who represents Shamriz's family, said the family was deeply hurt and frustrated by the ruling. He said they had hoped for "symbolic justice" for Alon, but instead saw the decision as a continuation of an "unjustified" and "discriminatory" injustice compared with other cases where recognition was granted under different circumstances.
Cohen Rochberger criticized the ruling as being based on "formalism" rather than on Alon's character, actions, and legacy, and expressed hope that the state would find a way to "correct this outcome" for both the family and others affected.
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1Joelle • 03:42
I am terribly sorry for the tragedy that struck the Shamriz family, and, on the face of it, for the additional insult they received from the High Court. But it also strikes me that there is something perverse in seeking solace for Alon's death in asking for recognition of belonging to a structure, the IDF, when it is this very structure which, through carelessness and lack of morals, killed Alon in the first place. Is this not a deep betr
And The Genocide Continues...Settler terrorism is state policy.
Anyone attempting to say this isn't the case is a blind fool, it has been goal one from the very startSettler terrorism is state policy.






