Tragedy has piled on tragedy in Gaza. Yet Israel’s attack on Nasser hospital -- the only functioning public hospital left in the south -- still stood out. One strike was followed within minutes by another, hitting those who had raced to help the wounded. The attack was multiple egregious acts in one : hitting a hospital, injured civilians, rescue workers and journalists .
With events caught on video, Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu called it a “tragic mishap” instead of blaming Hamas for the deaths or smearing the dead. (The military, which has a record of misleading claims following incidents, later alleged a camera had been “positioned by Hamas” at the site.) Can anyone believe that this was all an error, when those killed this time are so typical of those killed through