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military has repeatedly said it is not deliberately targeting the media
“ There is no policy of targeting media personnel,”
These are actually two different statements, with a very small, very subtle, but profoundly important difference between them.
some within the IDF appear to have viewed journalists working in Gaza for outlets controlled by or affiliated with Hamas to be legitimate military targets
“affiliated with”
I had the same thing happen in Battlefield 1942 when I built up the skill of shooting the tank’s main gun to hit planes in midair. It’s not as hard as it sounds, it sends a righteous thrill of victory through your entire body, and it makes you look like a cheater. Great stuff