Netanyahu's 'Self-Defense' Hits Lebanese Camps, Again
Israel's military, with its customary swiftness, denies hitting Ain al-Hilweh camp, claiming the strike targeted a 'Hamas training compound.' This plays perfectly for headlines, allowing media (and politicians) to avoid the uncomfortable reality: Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, home to tens of thousands, was bombed. (Remember Sabra and Shatila?) This isn't a new script for Benjamin
Netanyahu's government, which has a long playbook of denying civilian casualties while simultaneously claiming 'self-defense.' The bombing of refugee camps has been a tragically consistent feature of Israeli military operations for decades, often framed as eradicating 'terror infrastructure.' How many times can a 'surgical strike' hit a packed civilian area before the incision looks less like
surgery and more like carpet bombing?