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The recent Israeli attack in Qana, Lebanon that killed 37 children and a score of other civilians is not the first time such a tragedy took place in Qana. In 1996, an Israeli attack on a UN compound in Qana killed over 100 civilians.

In the 1996 attack, Israel deliberately targeted the UN compound, but claimed it had no idea civilians were there.

The claim was a lie. Before and during the attack, an Israeli drone was flying over the compound and taking pictures:

At first [Israel] denied that there was a drone, until a UN videotape showed that there was a drone before the attacks and even during the attacks. The video showed the drone at the same time as the shelling was going on. It wasn't only that that showed that they knew that there were civilians inside. The UN actually called the IDF about one minute into the shelling and said, "You are shelling a UN compound." The shelling continued for 17 more minutes before it stopped. There were no stray shells. Every shell hit the UN compound, and actually, the shells hit the most densely populated areas the heaviest.

Strange how Israel keeps making tragic mistakes like Qana I and Qana II. Remember the USS Liberty?