Why should we object to describing this event as a "massacre"? We don't reject this term out of hand, there must be dozens of articles in the [[:Category:Massacres]] and its sub-categories. [[User:PatGallacher|PatGallacher]] ([[User talk:PatGallacher|talk]]) 18:18, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
Why should we object to describing this event as a "massacre"? We don't reject this term out of hand, there must be dozens of articles in the [[:Category:Massacres]] and its sub-categories. [[User:PatGallacher|PatGallacher]] ([[User talk:PatGallacher|talk]]) 18:18, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
IDF was preventing violent potential illegal immigrants from crossing into Israel. At least 2 of those who were killed were known to Israel as HAMAS operatives. Fighting terrorism is not the same as "massacre".
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IDF was preventing violent potential illegal immigrants from crossing into Israel. At least 2 of those who were killed were known to Israel as HAMAS operatives. Fighting terrorism is not the same as "massacre".
