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The IDF made a mistake. Hamas made it inevitable.

JL;DR SUMMARY Andrew Fox examines a tragic incident in Rafah, Gaza, where the IDF, during operations against Hamas, killed several unarmed aid workers, mistaking them for hostile forces. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasGazaMiddle EastIdfConflictHumanitarian ImpactAndrew FoxMilitary AccountabilityFact Finding And Assessment MechanismWar Crimes Investigation

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Rafah, Palestinian Territories
"Images of a destroyed UN vehicle and ambulance at the site of an attack in Rafah, Gaza (photo: Jonathan Whittall/OCHA)."

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