Israel | IDF Reportedly Aborted Drone Strike After Discovering 'Terror Suspects' Were Settler Activists

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-07-22/ty-article/.premium/idf-reportedly-aborted-strike-on-terror-suspects-who-were-settler-activists/0000019f-8590-d316-a9df-a7df35810000

The Israeli military was set to conduct an airstrike on a suspected terrorist squad infiltrating Israel until an IDF spotter noticed the five suspects were religious Jews with payot, Kan reported, adding that the individuals belongs to the Pioneers of the Bashan settlement group

Archived version: https://archive.is/20260721225332/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-07-22/ty-article/.premium/idf-reportedly-aborted-strike-on-terror-suspects-who-were-settler-activists/0000019f-8590-d316-a9df-a7df35810000


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Mohamed@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 56d

Wait a minute. This means that their data and justification for this planned strike was so flimsy, and that the only reason those people were targeted was because they LOOKED Muslim. They had no evidence at all that they were "terrorist", as otherwise the very very first thing they would discover is that they were Settler Activists.

They saw a group of people from far or satellite or whatever, they looked Muslim, they immediately prepared to target them with a strike, and only THEN started reconnaissance at which point they discovered they were settlers. Basically, they're targeting whoever looks Muslim.