Why Did the Israelis Strike an Aid Convoy in Gaza?
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- Опубліковано 5 кві 2024
- The IDF has just released its preliminary report following a drone attack on a World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza on April 1 that killed 7 aid workers. The report claims the chain of command flying the drone mistakenly identified the workers as Hamas gunmen, in spite of the fact the convoy was authorized by the IDF before it started its trip.
So was the targeting simply a function of the fog of war?
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“No excuses”. I haven’t heard that one in awhile
While I do think this is just another facet of war, this term has been gone for far too long from the US and Western Governments, militaries, and societies in general.
Some in the IDF don’t agree with these things occurring and this general may be one of the ‘good guys.’ But some high ups are absolutely for it and working hard to cause these attacks. They want to starve them out and do not hide this fact. So to act as if this was a mistake is laughable.
@benbarber2369 that's absolutely bullshit. Israel meets with ngos daily to coordinate aid.
US put a NINE MONTH SIEGE on Mosul and nobody accused Americans of starving Arabs to death.
And US military leveled Mosul.
@@John-bravooo Pretty much. My main objection to this whole mess is the lack of sense and wanting to shift blame. If you are going to go into a warzone as civilian or military, you should know there is a very distinct possibility of getting harmed or killed. That should be just plain sense.
@@benbarber2369 The context was that he was being asked for details and the preliminary investigation hadn't happened yet. He probably had no details to offer.
I know this isn't really a commentary channel and you do a great job at keeping things centered and factual, so while I have thoughts I'd love to share I'll just say thank you for such a straight forward, unbiased report.
Well said.
It literally just repeated the claims of the people who killed the aid workers with zero context. It didn't mention the hundreds of other aid workers and journalists the IDF has killed in the last six months. This is not an isolated incident and this is not an " unbiased" report.
I second that
Very nice pause of silence for the victims while you showed their pictures
Best analysis of a tragic incident I've seen. A simple statement of public facts with illustrations that provide more information than hours from major networks.👍
but no opinion from this UA-cam content provider, unfortunately.
@@cliftonmoberg288 He just reported the facts. His opinion is none of your business !!!
@@oldguy1528 Brinkley used to say, "Everyone has a right to my opinion." 1528: just go pedal your papers.
@@cliftonmoberg288 I`ll be nice. "Opinions are like "arm pits" everyone has them and most of them STINK !!!
I can remember when this type of straightforward unbiased reporting of facts was what was expected, and actually sometimes delivered via what we call the MSM. Today, that is no longer the case. Thank you Ward, for gathering this information and providing it. It is impossible to determine the state of any situation without the truth...and you do your best to deliver it to your subs.
Jesus Christ you people are gullible. This isn't unbiased it's the most biased because he just gives the IDF side who obviously lies constantly. You don't kill 140 aid workers or 33k civilians by accident. This is a genocide. Had ANY other country done this multiple people would have invaded to stop it. They are pure evil.
I think Ward operates in good faith. Beato would kick his ass if not.
Corporate media is corrupt to money, not truth.
Many people have said it, but I will repeat it. Sir, THIS channel, has become my go-to for good gouge about what's going on, not just WAG's, pure scuttlebutt, or highly one-sided and questionable coverage by others. I, for one, greatly appreciate all of your efforts to keep us up to date. Bravo Zulu, Sir.
This channel is highly one-sided. Anyone who hasn’t reported that Israel’s stated policy is to attack civilian aid convoys to get NGOs to leave so they can starve the entire Palestinian population isn’t reporting very basic and important facts. Read for yourself. Google “A new turning point in the history of the State of Israel. Most people don’t understand that” written by IDF Major General Giora Eiland. That’s one example of dozens. Yoav Galant has stayed to cameras that Israel’s goal is to annihilate all of Gaza. That means everyone. They’ve no interest in letting international aid organizations help the starving people there.
You give top-notch reports on military issues unequaled by any other news media.
Remember the U.S. withdraw from Afghanistan in 2021? After the bombing at the airport entrance that killed 13 U.S. servicemen, a drone strike was authorized. Intelligent sources indicated that some of the perpetrators were hiding in a nearby house.The house was hit by a missile and about 6-8 peopple were killed. The problem, it was an inocent family with no ties to the terror group. As far as I remember no U.S. officials were reprimended or had a court martial. Haven't see any investigation about the use of chlorine gas and " barril bombs" on civilians by the Sirian government either.
Yep, I remember that very clearly. They lied about the car being full of explosives but there was no secondary explosion. Most of the dead were children coming out to greet their uncle when he pulled up.
No Jews no news. Media covered it up to. Israelis also one of the few allies NOT to dunk on the US over Afghanistan pull out.
It's war. Move on. It's exhausting the way people whine endlessly about collateral damage far more than they do over the actual atrocities that are standard practice on the other side. War is war. People die.
Over 100 of the affected family members and aid workers from that strike have been relocated and resettled to here in the states. Could be more now, but that was the article I read back in 2022.
@@dadistos4538 That’s good to know. I do think the U.S. tries harder than most to do the right thing. In that situation there was a ton of pressure for some heads to roll resulting in what was a bad situation.
"Entered a hanger?" Was this a deviation from the authorized route the aid convoy was to use?
Who was in those vehicles that are mentioned as having joined the convoy and were THEY authorized?
My impression is that the vehicles that entered the hangar were different from the ones involved in the incident.
The convoy’s itinerary was apparently not conveyed to the operational IDF units, so whether they followed it or not is moot.
@@millies500, yeah, I can't see an advantage to darkness unless they face greater threats at daytime.
would not be surprised if there were different drop off points in multiple areas to spread the aid better.
I really appreciate the length of the period of silence when the names of the aid workers were displayed. I believe and feel that gave me time to read the names and to show respect for the life loss.
Thank goodness for your channel. Very good analysis, and just an excellent presentation of the situation from every angle. Thanks for everything you do, and keep up the awesome work Ward!
Thanks for the update Ward. How sad this situation is.
Best analysis/explanation I've had so far. Thank you Sir.
Ward, you're a moral inspiration - thank you for being a real journalist and for making your content freely accessible. What you do actually can make America great again.
And thank you for taking that moment of pause so we can see the people doing the work of heroes.
Clear & concise commentary, on what is/was, an extremely emotive event.
Let's hope that lessons can be learned, from all sides.
Keep up the good work, much appreciated.
Thank you Ward for the manner in which you bring us the information on these situations.
Great report. Thanks! Would love to hear expert opinion on what could be done to avoid this in the future. What measures were overlooked and what possible measures could be put in place.
There is the official story and then there is the truth.
Are you looking for truth in war? Seem to recall something about it being the 1st casualty.
lol, well don't American Jews to tell you what happened. Stick to Russian state owned media, it's probably more truthful.
@@danharold3087casualty doesn’t mean dead.
Might just be at a field hospital with a leg in a splint.
This war isn’t a war. It’s something much worse.
But I'm sure you believe the always truthful msm, especially when it is pushing a narrative like here they don't like israel right like they supported Iraq war did you believe that than or just pick and choose now that it is something you support you do. When msm on any subject is 100%, lock step pushing narrative i don't trust them
Thank you Ward for the clarity you bring with your reporting.
Thank you for the detailed update. 👍
Thanks for giving it to us straight, Mooch.
Dude, your videos are awesome, keep it real
Thank you for the in-depth information.
Thank you for the breakdown of events
This is the first I've heard of the potential for armed people having joined the WCK convoy. So, it wasn't misidentification: the missiles were fired at a perceived threat? I'm not taking either side in this interminable conflict, I'm more interested in the news media's inability to communicated the facts to the public.
No evidence that the IDF report is accurate or true. If it weren't for the "armed men" then the IDF would have to admit that they opened fire on three unarmed vehicles - which is a FACT as no weapons were found in the vehicles after they were hit.
Thank you Ward for this unbiased report with the facts.
Its not an unbiased account this is simply the Israel story. Which is nothing but lies. Go watch Judge Nepolitanos channel who is not afraid to speak the truth. Ward here wants to keep his special access so he has to push the official story. Israel has murdered 140 aid workers, and they have murdered journalists. They kill everyone one they can. It's a genocide.
Great video, thank you Ward
Thanks for the succinct summary with no spin.
That sucks. Guys piloting these drones need to be a lot more sure about seeing weapons, etc, than "we think we ...".
Good coverage. Unbiased and no sensationalism.
Thanks for the information on what is a pretty foggy situation.
Appreciate your coverage, Mr. Carroll.
Thank you for an informative video. Is the infrared unit on a drone an active or passive sensor? The reason I ask is because a passive sensor, to my knowledge, cannot read lettering unless it is raised or of a different material than background, sufficient to change its heat signature. The FLIR Night Vision system on our car, a passive unit descended from the F-14D's IRST system, cannot distnguish lettering and usually cannot distnguish a license plate's lettering (but it can present the outline of the license plate frame). So how can a drone's IR sensor be expected to do that?
This should be posted exactly as it is on all the MSM networks....but they won't, because this report is without bias and they can't have that, it would contradict their narrative. Thank you Ward, you are my go-to source for news.
Fundamentally this is a case of the Israelis getting trigger happy, that largely is what has been reported in MSM.
@@FallenPhoenix86maybe.
Discipline does appear to be an issue from what we’ve seen in other situations, but that lack of discipline leading to objectives that command officially doesn’t want (use of famine as a weapon) but accomplishes those objectives is suspect.
@@FallenPhoenix86I've yet to see the corporate news media report on the how the determination of famine is on the ground, how Israel is hell bent on stopping any aide other than herding people elsewhere.
@FallenPhoenix86 at this point I could be more cynical and say it's an intentional effort to deter aid.
@@FallenPhoenix86 I fear in may be MUCH WORSE that 'Israelis getting trigger happy'
Israel has been very clear throughout - They are at war with a very devious enemy who will take first pick of any & all relief which gets into Gaza ............ Its hard. But its hard to blame them for that too.
The problem is the most extreme wing of Netenyahu's support has an established record of using intimidation to get its own way. Whether that's pushing Palastinians out of West Bank or - as now - intimidating Aid workers into delivering fewer supplies into Gaza It seems doubtful they would care.
Until this strike I have argued repeatedly that, in the light of the unimaginable attrocities of 7th October Israel deserves the benefit of any doubt.
This changes that
WHAT DOUBT?
Suppose for a moment this tale of 'supposed terrorists' accessing vehicles might have merit.
It does not square with the behaviour of the Aid trucks was pretty much the EXPECTED behaviour of the Aid trucks.
Israel has until this incident assured the world their optics are excellent, their drone strikes precise.
*They could by their own accounts SEE these were scheduled Aid Trucks*
There's no good way to say it except bluntly - They murdered the humanitarian aid people in the trucks.
And ..... on the balance of probability they did so to intimidate & deter others.
*The day Israel did this is the day Israel lost the moral high ground*
Equivalent to Hamas's attrocities? NO
but
An affront against decency and an act of thuggery for all that.
Thanks, Mooch. Once again, the best summation of complex current events available. Something to be said for aircrew management of "cognitive load"!
Nice debrief. Thanks.
Thanks very much for this, Mooch. This is credible information that either won't appear in the press or will be delayed.
Thank you for the information and thanks especially for the photos that include what was on the vehicle roofs. I'm not entirely clear on how an infrared camera could read the WCK logo and text. I do think the information could be improved by including something that could be quickly cross indexed to approved NGO movements to determine if the vehicles were where they were authorized to be.
That coordination was supposedly in place.
Per something I saw on the BBC, that information was not shared with operational units, which… could mean a lot of things, many very… unkind.
They knew exactly who they were and were even contacted by them during their attack. American victims parents said there is no doubt it was intentional.
Different colours give off different amount of heat, so you can read bigger text. Not to mention they have NV and TV sensors too, and that road was designated by Israel for aid convoys and WCK had told them that they'd be on this road. Fact of the matter is, if the Israelis weren't sure who was in the cars then why bomb them, that too three times over. This was a deliberate killing to make the job of the aid agencies difficult and now WCK has shut down shop there and the ship carrying 50 tons of food and aid has turned back
@@Justanotherconsumer I'm imagining a coordination office that's separate from the drone pilot's unit. ID numbers on the car roofs - in letters that are feet tall, rather than inches - could be read by the drone operator, and transmitted to the coordination office: "Do you have auto XYZ located at ABC?" or something like that. Drone office looks up XYZ and says, "yes, do not shoot", or "XYZ is supposed to be at DEF, feel free to shoot", depending on what the deconfliction information says. Taking the time to decipher the WCK logo would take too long, especially when there might be dozens of locations where different WCK vehicles might be, making for dozens of times more work for the coordination office.
Of course, having an IDF person with each aid caravan communicating with the IDF coordinator might be even better, but Hamas might not allow such vehicles to dispense aid.
@@psychohisteven better, the IDF could issue GPS trackers and radio transmitters broadcasting IFF signals. Makes it real quick and easy to check that a target is likely an aid vehicle, and they can then contact the centralized coordination office to verify their specific identity and itinerary. Step three would be issuing secure radios so the coordination office can have verifiable direct, live communications with the convoy when the requesting units still aren't sure, and for faster relay during an emergency (like an IDF unit striking them anyway, or Hamas hijacking the convoy).
Nice reporting....as usual.
This channel is the best source of information.
How would you see this logo at night with IR camera? Is the logo in a different temperature from the rest of the roof? Because the claim is it can't be seen and it makes sense to me.
Are you aware of the difference of night vision devices and thermals? The first simple enhances vision at low light (and can use IR illuminator if no light is available at all), and the other generate a picture due to temperature differences. With night google, you clearly should be able to read bigger logos, but for sure not thermals if the background temperature isn't different.
See wiki "Night-vision device"
@@user-jd7gh2ef4s
Thanks, I didn't know that the different types were all infra-red, anyway they claimed that with the camera on the drone they couldn't see the logo at night, so I guess they are saying it's thermal.
I've asked myself several times, did the Hamas leaders really think the situation through before deciding to attack? I'm also assuming that these leaders are not stupid or suicidal, and had to know that Israel would respond to any attack with overwhelming force. These same leaders also knew that Palestinians, including women and children, would be slaughtered. Innocent people are suffering and dying because of decisions made by a small group of so-called leaders.
Heard some saying [not sure how true] that the H@M@S leaders didn't expect such an overwhelming response from Israel. Was expecting something like that previous hostage exchange of 1 soldier to 100 [or 1000?] prisoners.
Iran ordered Hamas to attack. It's not about freeing palestine. Iran is winning this war. They set into a motion a major psyop campaign and are destroying Israel slowly
This conflict is not an isolated series of events and to even begin to understand the situation you have to go back to 1948 when the conflict started.
Shouldn't those that became the Israeli understood how the rest of the people in the region would react when they declared that the land belonged to them?
Shouldn't especially the Jewish people, considering the atrocities that have been committed against them, have learned the lesson that violence will not work?
@@haqvor you have to go back to the introduction of islam to understand the root cause.
Muslims crying about stolen land. Look at a map.
Its certainly possible that Hamas thought a little bit about their actions, realized Israel would attack in this manner and that it would rally other countries in the region to their cause. As it has.
Thank you Ward. A reasoned and intelligent report.
It certainly isn't cut and dry. I like the "no excuses" response.
Independent commission it sounds good on paper but could there ever be such a thing?
Might be worth adding that 100% of missiles fired by Hamas and Hezbollah into Israel are fired at civilian targets. While this strike is regrettable lets keep a little perspective on why Israel are conducting this operation in the first place.
Here's the thing though. Two wrongs don't make a right. Lowering yourself to their level might be justifiable and effective but doesn't make it any less wrong.
The fact is that innocent people are dying as a result of their actions. That is not acceptable, especially when these are aid workers who told the IDF when and where they would be operating. Any issue with this information not being relayed properly to the right people is on the IDF. In fact, they should even give them GPS trackers or a radio so that they can coordinate better.
It might not be easy, but if you adopt the practices of terrorists you become one and your actions become fuel to recruit more to the other side. If Israel doesn't want this to become fuel for future conflicts... they have to do something to change how they are doing this.
And it is impossible to wipe out Hamas in Gaza since the leaders of Hamas are no longer in Gaza since they are negotiating elsewhere as noted by the efforts of Qatar and other countries in the area. The idea of Hamas and hatred for Israel gets easier reinforce with each innocent that gets killed. The only way to truly end a terror organization is to prove to people that they shouldn't hate your country. And civilian casualties aren't that.
@@withjoe1880 You might find the Israelis treat Hamas leadership like they treated the Olympic kidnapping and murders.
The Israelis haven't made an industry of bombing civilian targets and in case you missed it, they admitted they made a cock up. I'm just mind boggled that aid workers and journo's think they are magically bulletproof in a war zone. Have you kicked up about the Russians indiscriminate fire in Ukraine?
@@withjoe1880 I'm just amazed that aid workers and journo's think they are invulnerable in an active war zone.
I think the Israelis might treat the Hamas leadership in much the same way as the terrorists that kidnapped and murdered their olympic athletes.
In case you haven't noticed the Israelis admitted they made a cock up and I've seen the decision tree that led up to it.
The Israelis haven't made an industry of killing civilians like their adversaries have and to ignore that is, well, a bit disingenuous.
Have you kicked up about the Russians indiscriminate fire in Ukraine? Aid workers and journo's included.
Ward - will you also do a video on the USS Liberty as well??
Great report, thanks.
Thanks for your report 🙏
It’s dangerously naive to believe you can drive through a zone of active combat at 11 pm …regardless of any arrangements and notifications.
Don't trust the IDF at night time? Lol
How much was the Mossad check?
@@gradystein657 Zero. Same as your IQ
“She shouldn’t have been out that late, she was asking for it!”
Is it normal too move aid at night ?
I was wondering about that too. And why are several cars joining the convoy? Sure could be harmless.
Standard Operating Procedure in war zones.
If you do it in the day, theirs a good chance everyone could over take the trucks is what I was thinking
Israel has the advantage at night, so I don't see it as a cover for anything.
As usual you deliver an accurate and intelligent assessment of what is happening in this part of the world. No BS, no political rhetoric just straight accurate information. Thank you for your work that keeps people like me informed and up to date. 👍👍👍.
Thank you Ward
i dont think an infrared camera would be able to see the WCK printed on top of the cars because it doesnt have a unique heat signature or ir source so it would just look like a solid color on the camera
Show drone footage that can read logos at night lol. It’s not currently possible
Then the IDF shouldn't shoot at what it cant identify.
It is possible, through, so the IDF should get their shit together.
Until now the IDF have said they CAN
So were they lying then?
Or are they lying now?
@Farweasel
Where did they say they could read regular writing through IR at night?
Source please.
@@roflchopter11Israel needs to coordinate night time rules and ID protocols. IMO there's no way passive sensors would pick up those WCK stickers at night. However, lighting a target up w illum flares before taking it out would have avoided mutual stupidity. This is on all parties involved, not just one. If Hamas was interacting with the convoys previously, that should have been clarified as an abort criterion for the NGO. Night ops is inherently risky; daytime coordination protocols do not translate. NGO should have been told: Anything without the proper IR beacon/panel config for that night is toast.
Thank You Sir and Greatings from Piney Flats Tennessee : )))
Many thanks Ward
Working in a war zone is very dangerous.
Something a lot of people seem to refuse to believe.
That excuse has been used up by the IDF too much thats why the world has changed opinion now
Especially when the side with control of the situation sees you as “the enemy.”
@@Justanotherconsumer Very ignorant post.
Irrelevant to the question though.
The idenffaction marking were not visible at night and when vehicles are being attacked you don't run from one to the other you get the hell away from the vehicles.
Interesting isn't it? Some of those people were supposedly "security". You'd think they'd know that.
You people really react to the killing of civilians who were trying to give aid to other civilians with conspiracy theories?
You people need fucking help
Good brief, Ward. Sad, tough situ. :(
World Food Kitchen needs to rethink how they mark their vehicles (at least on top), changing out what is essentially a marketing banner to a high-viz simple 3-letter panel that can easily seen on moving vehicles using daylight or IR optics.
Single point of failure. Stickers that doesn't work at night. Compounded with mistakes on the do-not-engage roster. Pick up a ping on the HVT, and that's how you shoot hellfires into an aid convoy.
The DNE roster here is a single point of failure during night operations.
No way an IR camera can see text on a flag at night from wide angle
Was the method of marking text on a flag? I thought the rooftops of the vehicles were marked.
Thx for good synopsis. War is hell.
Smart, honest, fair. Great work, Mooch.
Not sure why a large percentage of benign comments supporting Israel and condemning Hamas and pointing out the differences are getting erased by UA-cam?
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The purpose of the humanitarian aid is not to support, directly or indirectly, one of the parties to a conflict. Were the vehicles following the pre-approved routes and schedules? Is it routine to make deliveries by night where visibility would be decreased? Action Point 2 - who was the armed person firing into the air (a journalist who saw the IDF video said the person fired warning shots at Gazans)? Action point 4 , who were the gunmen at the warehouse (same video described between 3 to 5 gunmen)?
Anyone who served in a combat area knows how fluid and confusing it can be.
Thank you, Commander.
When it come to people "voluntarily" entering a combat zone the rule "you buys your ticket and takes your chances" applies.
Actually they coordinated with the IDF. The even called the IDF after they were first struck to no avail.
@@markb8426the coordination with the IDF is suspect - one thing the BBC reported that came out early in the Israeli investigation was that the coordination didn’t include operational units.
Yeah no, you expect professional armies to stick to a level of conduct and not act like bloodthirsty murderers
No, when it comes to humanitarian volunteers in warzones, modern nations with modern militaries are expected to act in accordance with international law, not with blood thirsty violence.
An infrared camera will probably not be able to read a picture on top of a car at nighttime. Those logos work during the day only, they need some kind of transponders instead. The reference to a blurry night-vision footage of a combatant underlines this
Yeah, in the nineties maybe, but, with modern optics, that's the worst excuse. Governments will always release low quality video to trick you. They can clearly see the infrared stencils on any patch... it literally reflects infrared... nice try
Well, if they cant ID the "target", maybe they shouldnt be drone striking them in the first place?
Yo, why did you delete my previous response lol
They would have been using infrared reflectors and the fact that optics are advanced, especially for those drones. They will say it's blurry... stop giving them pointers, you scoundrel
@@ttopiass Or the truck should not travel at a place and time when it can't be identified
So that was the sequence of events, I had wondered just how this happened.
Point made brother. Yours and mine. Respect!
Given that there were 3 security personal in the vehicle, I'm pretty sure they where not using spitballs for security. They need to re-evaluate their ROE.
Dang. Aid workers got killed in a WAR ZONE? Isn't that considered part of the risk????
yes thomas ... with israel ... the risk will be if you're INNOCENT (especially a little kid) you'll likely be killed or STARVED!
according to thomas (here) ...
it's all THEIR fault because they're NOT innocent (starving) children ...
and they should KNOW better ...
right thomas?
Least naive American
The phonies have deferent standards for a small country who is surrounded by savages and being attacked at 5 fronts…
Thank you for providing the facts.
The fact that people get away with War Crimes doesn't mean there shouldn't be War Crimes it means people should not be allowed to do War Crimes. Just because not every murder get's solved doesn't mean any murder is okay.
The issue is that this is not an isolated incident. There are numerous examples of aid trucks being targeted, leading to over 200 dead aid workers, more than in any other modern conflict.
A uniquely large portion of gaza’s population are employed as aid workers, partially leading to the death toll.
Not true, Russia has killed more by intentionally targetting aid workers in Ukraine. There are numerous videos of ambulances destroyed by Russian strikes on clearly marked ambulances, especially at the beginning of the war. Secondly, Russia INTENTIONALLY targets them as is evidenced by their "double-tap" strikes, which have ramped up in the last few week, there was another such attack yesterday.
So what?
@@firstduckofwellington6889 The IDF doesn't know they're aid workers! They think they are just killing ordinary old civilians.
@@firstduckofwellington6889 That does not change the fact that there are numerous reports of aid convoys unable to deliver aid because they have been attacked, leading to casualties. This has become a common complaint made by all three of the top organizations, UNRWA, ANERA, and the World Central Kitchen, who have all discontinued deliveries due in large part to the attacks.
Why would humanitarian workers and supplies, drive at night in an obscure pattern entering hangers and changing some vehicles and not others then leaving and driving another obscure pattern and then wonder why they were a target. I will also say that somewhere in the hierarchy of the Palestinian team was someone who wanted to see this kind of thing happen. Fog of war, gottcha.
Seems like a bad idea don't it.
It’s often safer to move at night.
@@GaiusCaesarAugustusGermanicus. you didn’t read previous comments
@@gregkle9384 not all of them. Did I miss something?
Mooch has the LP always had the Bigsby bar on it? I just noticed it.
Ward, I see the look on your face. I cannot read it but I see the depth of concern. This whole situation is not ok...
If we could only see the broken hearts on both sides, it might be helpful. This has made men go against their nature till it has become their nature and it is tearing us apart. There is too much blood in the dirt.
I heard a Jewish man barely able to contain his anger, he looked exhausted.
I saw Palestinians coated in dust from their destroyed homes, beyond tears.
I saw a horse laying in the rubble trying to get up, thin and red and hopeless.
I cannot stop weeping right now...
This is just beyond sad.
At this point i think wck needs iff for their vehicles.
As much I appreciate an unbiased report of a single incident. There is so much amiss on both sides of this conflict, I'm not sure any reporting can truly be unbiased.
Fog of war should entail caution, not 'fire just to be sure we don't miss anything' ....
Thank you for an unbiased reporting of facts. Much respect.
Thank you for this unbiased update
how do you know there's NO bias?
(it must have lined up w/ your current view)
Unlike some other NGOs, the WCK has always been a great organization. Why not establish comms w/select NGOs or at least put GPS trackers on them to ensure their precise location at all times? Seems obvious.
Because then aid would actually get to Palestinians.
They had registered with the IDF.
GPS trackers would not help. WHo know what goes on when the trucks go out of sight. The truck the enters the hangar may leave doing Hamas's bidding.
@@forest4283 funny that Idf is actually HELPING them get food
@@B01 Oh rly? They have bombed and attacked several food caravans because "guys with rifles were standing near it."
The key words in this video are " a grainy drone image ". They "see " in black and white and at night it's even worse. I have yet to see footage from a drone that clearly depicts anything, let alone logos plastered on the roof of a vehicle.
A hard video to make, I'm sure. But good job, Ward. 👍
Mooch, thanks so much for the detailed description of the tragedy that unfolded. Broadcast "news" is becoming less and less relevant by the day due to content providers like you.
IDF has held their people accountable the same way Americans have held their own military personnel accountable.
ouch! but true
Why was the aid delivery performed at night? Shouldn't this be done during the day so there are less chances of an accident like this happeneing?
Less likely to be seen at night. I believe they had devices on their vehicles that ID’d them as non combatants. Israel screwed the pooch.
When look at the WCK SUV that did not completely burn down, that WCK sticker on the roof was rather small, so likely NOT clearly visible on IR cameras (at best only the presence of A sticker, due to temperature differences but not what was printed on it).
Man, if only they had let the IDF know where they would be.
Oh, they did.
IDF knew what they’re doing, Isreal is allowed 180K - 220K in deaths until the Anglo (US, UK, and German) Allies stop arm shipments, this won’t stop anytime soon.
That’s what they’ve been doing through the whole war. “Fog of war” my ass.
The security team (Chapman, Kirby and Henderson) would've been armed, right? This might explain what the drone operator observed?
I had the exact same question....
"ROE wasn't observed"
I doubt any weapons were spotted.
@@ludaMerlin69 The IDF thought they saw from above one person carrying a weapon and later admitted this was an error.
1:07 not really clearly marked for the environment? Probably a reason IDF don't use logos on their tops for ID?
thanks Mooch.
So they deviated from the prescribed route, went under a concealed area, split the convoy… nothing dodgy there…
All the ink on a sticker on the roof of a vehicle is the same temperature and thus will appear as a blob on any IR imager at night. They definitely wouldn’t be able to use that to identify the vehicle.
Not really, different colours give off different heat and not to mention they'd have night vision too. Also why shoot those people if you're not sure that they're combatants. Those guys told the Israelis that we'll be on this road at this time
Assuming the vehicles are unlit for some reason...
The Palestinian protesters in my city assure me and the rest of Canada that Gaza is sealed off and NO aid is allowed in, so I'm confused by these recent events.
Sie lügen. Ganz einfach. Es kommen jeden Tag 100-250 LKW nach Gaza, mehr als vor dem Krieg. Palästinenser lügen oft, um die Welt gegen Israel aufzuhetzen . Wir haben das gleiche in Berlin Deutschland. Die Palästinenser lügen und lügen. Tut mir leid für die bösen Worte.
They're right, there's barely any aid going through. Israel has most of the border crossings closed and after this attack many aid agencies have closed up shop in Gaza and a ship carrying 50 tons of food and aid has turned back
@@SF7PAKISTANwhat you just said is asinine and deliberately false
The palestinian protesters in your city are useful idiots parroting a line to stir up hatred.
@@SF7PAKISTAN no
thorough
Thank you
I guess that pit stop didn’t work out for them as well as expected.