Israel escalates attacks on medics in Lebanon with deadly 'quadruple tap'

tcp_handshaker 186 points 110 comments April 17, 2026
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sph

If you are as ignorant as me: "A double tap, or double-tap, is the practice of following a strike [...] with a deliberately timed second strike in the same place several minutes later, usually in an attempt to maximize the casualties of an attack." "Double-tap strikes have been used by Saudi Arabia during its military intervention in Yemen, by the United States in Pakistan, Yemen, and the Gulf of Mexico, by Israel in the 2014 Gaza War, the Gaza war (2023-present), and the 2026 Lebanon war. by Russia and the Ba'athist Syria in the Syrian civil war, and by Russia in the Russo-Ukrainian War, especially since the full-scale invasion in 2022." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_tap_strike

throwawayqqq11

https://theweek.com/world-news/israel-legitimisation-cell-ju... > How Israel's 'Legitimisation Cell' is justifying journalist killings in Gaza

taylodl

How long will the world continue to tolerate Israel's egregious war crimes?

aussieguy1234

A double tap attack is a deliberate tactic designed to kill first responders who rush to a scene after a bombing. Assad in Syria used this tactic to target the White Helmet rescuers who would attend the scene after air attacks. Now Israel is using the same tactic against innocent Lebanese medics.

triage8004

More war crimes as usual

karim79

For those unfamiliar with the "Dahiya Doctrine"[0] this is exactly that: [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahiya_doctrine

khaledh

If you want to understand the mentality of the zionists, watch this: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzL5_JhA_QT

subscribed

Seriously, when ate the war criminals finally dragged before courts and sentenced like their forebears in Nuremberg?

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