Earlier today, the Israeli Defense Forces’ official account sent out this tweet:
We are building a field hospital for Palestinians in Gaza. It will open tonight on Israel's side of the Erez crossing.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 20, 2014
The pro-Palestinian contingent’s responses were predictably measured and thoughtful:
@IDFSpokesperson you r monsters who kill women and children regularly
— Ahmed (@AlshehmaniA) July 20, 2014
@eddie12383 @IDFSpokesperson "here let me help
Mend the wounds from the bomb I dropped that killed your entire family" ~ idf apologists— Ahmed (@AlshehmaniA) July 20, 2014
@IDFSpokesperson stop bombing innocent people
— GcRap (@The_Georgios) July 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/185Ikram/status/490798227168718848
@IDFSpokesperson @lalitnagrath so they could recycle the palestinians to shoot them again and again…
— Karel Havlik (@kajafish) July 20, 2014
@IDFSpokesperson pic.twitter.com/YN1Ak9g55F
— ابو همام (@aljabli) July 20, 2014
@IDFSpokesperson Well that's all right then. Would you like everyone to kiss your arse now? #WarCrimes #Gaza
— Karen ?? (@karennz) July 20, 2014
Israël, an NGO that kills, then cures. “@IDFSpokesperson: We are building a field hospital for Palestinians in Gaza.
— Marcel Sel (déconfit né). (@marcelsel) July 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/MarcsandSparks/status/490801380182200320
https://twitter.com/MarcsandSparks/status/490802331043512320
@IDFSpokesperson stop building hospitals and stop killing innocent people. Ur country happy ur killing innocent women and children? #gaza
— tony (@TonyAFCgunner) July 20, 2014
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.@IDFSpokesperson you are sick, sick sick serial killers. You do this then try to clean your image with such stunts pic.twitter.com/Hpcd4nhdfE
— Maha Saleh ? (@Taltool11) July 20, 2014
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Hypocrite. Murderers of innocent children and civilians that what IDF is. @IDFSpokesperson
— Joana Morais (@JoanaAMorais) July 20, 2014
@IDFSpokesperson fuck off man.
— N. (@MoucheArabi) July 20, 2014
@IDFSpokesperson Likes to remember Hitler
— ابو همام (@aljabli) July 20, 2014
@IDFSpokesperson Gaza will be a Jewish cemetery
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Meanwhile:
Days ago, we warned civilians in Shuja'iya to evacuate. Hamas ordered them to stay. Hamas put them in the line of fire.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 20, 2014
We have agreed to the Red Cross' request for a humanitarian window in Shuja'iya. We will hold our fire there from 13:30-15:30.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 20, 2014
We opened this humanitarian window despite the threats emanating from Shuja'iya. Hamas places its rockets, tunnels & command centers there.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 20, 2014
In Shuja'iya, our soldiers found 10 openings to tunnels used to terrorize Israel.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 20, 2014
Many days ago, we dropped this Arabic flyer warning residents of Shuja'iya to evacuate. Read the English translation. pic.twitter.com/14REpZqhB3
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 20, 2014
Hamas told Palestinian civilians to ignore our warnings. Hamas encouraged them to be human shields. Watch: http://t.co/fQqZzRecJ3
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 20, 2014
Though we agreed to the Red Cross' request for a cease fire in Shuja'iya until 15:30, Hamas has not stopped shooting from Shuja'iya.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 20, 2014
Take a look inside: Hamas uses Shuja'iya as a fortress for its weapons. pic.twitter.com/gX5MC8DXCw
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 20, 2014
Shuja'iya: Neighborhood for civilians, fortress for Hamas terrorists. pic.twitter.com/HUhAKvDuWN
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 20, 2014
We will hold our fire in Shuja'iya for an additional hour. Hamas has continued to shoot since we agreed to the Red Cross request.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 20, 2014
Earlier today, IDF soldiers neutralized 2 terrorists who emerged from a tunnel in S. Gaza. No harm to our forces.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 20, 2014
In the last 2 hours, when we agreed to the Red Cross' request for a ceasefire in Shuja'iya, Hamas opened fire from near Wafa Hospital.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 20, 2014
Due to @ICRC_ilot request,cease fire in #Shujaia is extended until 1730 for humanitarian & medical assistance & to enable civilians to leave
— LTC (R) Peter Lerner (@LTCPeterLerner) July 20, 2014
Since starting our operation in Gaza, we held our fire 3 times. Hamas never stopped shooting rockets. RETWEET. pic.twitter.com/0TpUqnlgmX
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 20, 2014