Has Israel used recordings of crying children or distressed women to lure Palestinians out of hiding?
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Resolves No three months after the resolution of the current Gaza military conflict, or Yes if at any time a major west-aligned news outlet such as CNN or The Economist runs with this story without substantial criticism. If CNN mentions the story but calls it "fabricated" or "mere speculation", that sort of story won't count.

It does not matter what technology Israel uses in the eventual story, including if the cries are generated rather than recorded. The spirit of the market is whether an auditory trap using supposed vulnerable people was used to manipulate, kill, injure, and/or capture Palestinians during this present conflict. Completely non-auditory traps will not count, not because they are any more ethical, but because this market is primarily trying to investigate a specific news story.

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It's worth noting that if this is true (which seems unlikely) it's describing a tactic of going to great lengths to avoid civilian casualties (since the only point of luring someone away instead of just hitting them where they already are would be to try to avoid collateral damage).

bought Ṁ10 NO

@ShakedKoplewitz I doubt this story is true as described, but it does match a pattern of Israel being criticized for precisely the things it should be praised for, because people think in terms of copenhagen ethics and instinctively condemn anyone trying to deal with a difficult situation.

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