Israel has faced global condemnation for back-to-back strikes on the biggest hospital in southern Gaza this week, which killed at least 22 people, including health workers, emergency response crews and five journalists.

The attack on the hospital came just after 10 a.m. local time on Monday when a balcony at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis was hit by what appears to be a tank shell, killing a Reuters cameraman and others. Nine minutes later, as a group of rescue workers and other journalists attended to the victims, they were hit as the Israeli military fired again on the hospital – a tactic known as a “double tap.”

New video obtained by CNN reveals that this second “tap” was in fact two near-simultaneous strikes. These second and third strikes appear to have caused most of the deaths.

Intentionally attacking rescue workers, journalists and other civilians is a violation of international humanitarian law and a war crime.

On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conceded the incident was a “tragic mishap.”

But on Tuesday, the Israeli military defended the assault on the hospital, claiming that six “terrorists” had been killed in the attack, which it said was directed at a “camera that was positioned by Hamas.” The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was continuing to investigate “several gaps” in its understanding of what happened. It insisted that the IDF “does not intentionally target civilians.”

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    It insisted that the IDF “does not intentionally target civilians.”

    Damn, they must all have really bad aim and trigger discipline then. Guess it doesn’t count if you look around conspicuously and say “oops” afterwards.

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    The fact they still give their lies upon lies airtime and weight is a crime in itself. Attempting to lend credibility to clear war crimes isn’t ok.

    But on Tuesday, the Israeli military defended the assault on the hospital… [usual BS ‘Hamas’ ‘antisemitic’ ‘terrorist’ ‘scary words!’ Bold faced lie about ‘morality’ here]

    Should read: Israel attempted to defend their assault on the hospital in a public statement Tuesday, but the details of their defense could not be verified. This is what we do know… [THE FACTS.]

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    Israel acts with impunity. Western governments and cooperation are directly complicit.

    Palestine. Sudan. Ukraine. Myanmar. Congo. And more. Systemic injustice everywhere.

    What will it take for global leaders to actually do something? 😖

    We don’t deserve this world. 😓

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      But they’re facing global condemnation. Some world leaders are furiously frowning at them!

      They even have to endure CRITICISM. Can you even imagine such punishment?