We wish we could just invent things that make no sense and get them treated as "our side" of the story. "MR today claimed to be the best-read blog on the planet, but other bloggers cast doubt on that claim". That would be awesome. But alas, we're not Palestinians:

Naturally, this is a lie. All the Palestinians killed in the firefight were gunmen. Now why would we believe Israel and not the Palestinians? Mostly because we're able to ask questions like "hey, how would a 12 year old end up in the no-man's land next to the Gaza fence?" Unless he was actually one of the gunmen, which isn't exactly unheard of.

It is nice to see that the international media is paying attention to Gaza civilians though. For some reason that phrase hasn't come up much in the last two weeks - apparently no civilians in Gaza were getting killed during that time, huh?

Oh - and it's also nice to see that the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades still have some fight left in them. Not enough to prevent Hamas from rolling over them, killing their leaders and dragging their bodies through the streets, and destroying their schools and homes. But enough to try to kill Israelis.

References:
* 11 killed in Israeli raids on Gaza [Daily Star]
* 'Gaza gunmen fighting IDF out of frustration' [YNet]

Previously:
* Hamas Trying To Turn Gaza Into A Humanitarian Disaster - They're Stopping Gazans From Getting Medical Aid
* Like Hezbollah, Hamas Uses Children As Human Shields
* This Summer's War In Gaza - Hamas Wastes No Time In Launching Rockets, Igniting War

Cross-posted to:
* The Astute Bloggers