[Politics] Who was the IDF aiming at ?

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Originally Posted by August

So forum military experts, If it was a deliberate attack on the UN,then why?

Given all the bad press, and yeah Linton we do get the news here in the states too, where do the Israelis benefit? Heck you guys are talking war crimes tribunals already but you haven't even established a motive.

Maybe this is one. Note the flags:


Is this a UN post or a Hezbollah one?

I have no theory, only questions that need answering and I don't trust the IDF to investigate themselves on this one. So here are my questions?

1. Omert gave personal assurances to Annan that UN sites would be respected and not be fired on - what measures, if any did he undertake to back up his assurances?

2. Despite his assurances, the U.N Outpost - which contained only unarmed observers was shelled 14 times over 6 hours. Who gave the order to shell this outpost, why did they give it, what Rules of Engagement were they acting on, and why did they shell it - and continue to shell it for 6 hours - when the unarmed observers could not have been firing on them?

3. The IDF was notified 10 times over this 6 hour period that this shelling was endangering the lives of U.N. personnel and was assured each time the firing would stop. Who was it the U.N. was in contact with that gave this assurance, and why after giving this assurance did the firing continue anyway for 6 hours? What steps, if any, did the IDF person(s) contacted by the U.N. take to immediately cease this shelling and if orders to that effect were given, why did it take 6 hours to follow them?

4. Why after the above did an IDF aircraft then bomb this outpost? Was the pilot targetting what he saw as a target of opportunity, and if so, how could he not know that it was a U.N. outpost he was bombing? Or was he acting on an unlawful order, given all of the above, and if so who gave the order and why did he follow it?

5. Why, after the above, did the IDF then shell the rescue team? Again, who gave the order and why?