Oof. Remember when I said I was worried about how the families of babies will be targeted if/when names are matched, in relation to the gruesome uncorroborated rumour?
The official X handle for Israel has posted a (happier times) photo of toddlers killed in Be'eri, plainly to fortify resolve, but...
Those children haven't been posted with ages yet. I count 14 from Be'eri lacking photos & ages in the official list.
I *really* hope the account isn't recklessly drawing attention to them.
If it isn't perfectly clear:
War is the fucking worst.
My heart is with everyone sick to their stomach at how much trauma is heaped upon trauma in these terrible days.
Dead loved ones weaponized. Sordid details traded as fuel.
I wish the families, friends, & communities of everyone affected by this war *so* much more peace to grieve their losses than this brutal state of affairs will ever allow.
We're going to be living with the walking wounded from this for years. For lifetimes.
@MLClark We already have generations of walking wounded, because this has gone on for so many generations now.
The whole species, since the beginning of time, really!
@MLClark Untrue. You've really only been like this for what to me is a short time. My head is still reeling.
Y'all managed many tens of millennia without this stuff before that.
Humanity clearly has some foibles that can trip them up, but it is not human nature to be this fucked up. That's a sickness that could be cured if more humans put their wills to it.
#War
Worse yet, Be'eri is the site of a *lot* of complicated internal reporting, related to IDF strikes when deployed against terrorists. There's already lots of local, upsetting chatter about crossfire deaths involving that stricken community.
I know, I know, it's the hellsite, & whoever's running Israel's handle has always taken a provoking stance to their work.
But still... those are not officially released names. Everyone needs to treat the dead with respect.
Especially the children. 🕯️