On Monday, multiple news outlets reported that Shani Louk, a German-Israeli civilian woman who was kidnapped by Hamas from the music festival on October 7, was “beheaded” and “dragged through the streets.” But during the White House press briefing with NSC spokesman Admiral John Kirby later that day, most of the liberal questioners were more concerned about whether or not Israel was the side violating the “rules of war.”
ABC chief White House correspondent and just general ghoul, Mary Bruce was the first to suggest that the unfolding ground operations of the Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza were gearing up to massacre civilians. “As the IDF entering this sort of next phase of this conflict, you know, the President again urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to act in a manner consistent with international humanitarian law. Does the President feel or does he feel that Israel is abiding by the rules of war?” she wanted to know.
Kirby had to remind Bruce that Israel was fighting terrorists that deliberately targeted Israeli civilians and butchered them. But still, Bruce insisted that it was Israel who needed to be lectured by President Biden about the value of life. Fortunately, Kirby set her straight.
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