People in Gaza are exposed to airborne particles released as Israel destroys the enclave. Inhaled, it can cause cancers.
  • bazus1@lemmy.worldEnglish
    99·
    2 months ago

    I admit, first time I read that headline I was like, “WHAT? Israel adding Asbestos to their bombs now? How sinister. What’s next - radon?” It took a minute to get up to speed.

    • beefbotEnglish
      68·
      2 months ago

      Same. Per the article, the structures being destroyed have asbestos in them from when they were built; this is the cause of it being released

      Edit: I’ve never before seen a comment like the reply to mine here below that was so clearly made by an AI bot

      • Phoenicianpirate@lemm.eeEnglish
        6·
        2 months ago

        Asbestos is a massive curse that the world should never have been put into their buildings. There are tons of buildings all over the world that still have asbestos in them.

        • rigatti@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          2 months ago

          It has great material properties aside from, you know, destroying people’s lungs. So I can understand why the world was eager to use it before understanding the risks.

    • poo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      2 months ago

      Me too - wouldn’t put it past them, Israel is disgusting enough to sink to that level.

      • bazus1@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        2 months ago

        Well, my second thought was, “that’s pretty short-sighted if you’re gonna Zionist all over the destroyed area… why would you introduce a carcinogen when…” and by then it clicked. The zionists don’t want carcinogens either, but explosively spreading existing asbestos is the price they’re willing to pay for genocide.

  • index@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    55·
    2 months ago

    This is the sort of collateral damage nobody talks about. Even for these cheering at the bombing of terrorists, you still have to take into account the consequences of your actions, bombing everything to dust has a price.

    • Saleh@feddit.orgEnglish
      48·
      2 months ago

      The people claiming to cheer at bombing terrorists cheer at murdering brown people. The entire “war on terror” narrative has been a veil and continues to be a veil for white supremacists to enjoy murdering brown people.

      • Phoenicianpirate@lemm.eeEnglish
        22·
        2 months ago

        Israel also was heavily backing the war in Iraq. While they weren’t the sole or even main factor behind it, the resulting nearly 1 million Iraqi deaths the complete destruction of the country, and the subsequent Syrian Civil War (which was a direct consequence of the Iraq war) really destabilized the region big time.

        Israel wants their neighbors to be as unstable as possible because stable and prosperous Arab nations piss them off.

        Jordan is practically their ally yet they speak of Jordanians like they are foaming at the mouth to kill israelis when every Jordanian/Israeli skirmish was provoked very blatantly by Israel.

        I simply cannot believe just how monstrous a people can be. They are entirely on par with the Nazis. In some cases even worse.

        • b161English
          3·
          2 months ago

          I’m not a conspiracy theorist at all, and there’s more than enough evil shit with irrefutable evidence that puts Zionists on par with the Nazis already but it just makes sense at this point that they were the ones pulling the strings to make 9/11 happen.

          • Phoenicianpirate@lemm.eeEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            I do not believe that they were behind 9/11. Despite what some people say, the CIA and FBI and other agencies were aware something was going down. The fact that 9/11 happened without a hitch from the authorities is a monumental intelligence failure that will never be forgotten by any intelligence agency ever.

            Shortly after 9/11 there were claims that Muslims were singing and dancing in the streets to celebrate. But this never happened. Even people in Iran held vigils for the people who died. The footage shown of Arabs celebrating were often of people celebrating sports victories by their preferred football (soccer) or other events.

            The only people confirmed to have been dancing to celebrate the 9/11 attacks were… mossad agents. But I believe their disgusting joy can be explained by the fact that the US was now going to do genocide level events on Muslims in retaliation.

            I mean Churchill cranked open his favorite (and most expensive) bottle of booze after Pearl Harbor happened and after Hitler idiotically declared war on the US. He wasn’t happy that the US lost a fuckload of people in the attack. He was happy that now the US is forced to join the UK in full force.

            • b161English
              1·
              2 months ago

              Just simply asking the question of who gained the most from the aftermath of 9/11.

              And looking at their current behaviour. There’s absolutely no evil act they won’t commit.

  • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
    16·
    2 months ago

    How nice of Israel to help dismantle all those dangerous old asbestos filled buildings for them.

    • LordCrom@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      Was it ever just about Hamas? Or could the desire to get that waterfront land and remove more of those “people” be at the heart of it all