US-Supplied Bombs Kill Girl, Media Reports 'Militant'
The Al-Monitor piece dutifully notes Israeli forces killed a girl and another Palestinian in Khan Younis, then immediately pivots to the Israeli military's claim they targeted a 'Hamas militant planning to attack Israeli troops.' This framing is a classic: the official narrative pre-empts any meaningful inquiry into why a child is dead. We've seen this play out thousands of times, from Sabra and
Shatila in 1982 to the recent killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, whose death was initially dismissed as Palestinian crossfire. The pattern is clear: civilian deaths are tragic 'collateral damage'—unless they're Palestinian, then they're just 'unfortunate incidents' while targeting 'terrorists.' Meanwhile, the US Congress just approved another $14.5 billion in military aid to Israel, despite
a growing civilian death toll. Rep. Greg Stanton, who voted 'yes' on this package (HR 7217), conveniently received $10,000 from AIPAC in 2022-2023, according to OpenSecrets.org. How many Gaza children must become 'collateral damage' before our elected officials question whose interests they truly serve with these blank checks?