• ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 months ago

    I was hoping they’d mention in the article but they didn’t, what the hell is that orange propane tank looking thing with wires sticking out of the top right in front of her?

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      11 months ago

      Container color is typically decided by the manufacturer, but in this case, it is probably medical and is most likely oxygen. Or it’s none of those and it’s just a regular propane tank and they thought it would be cool or something.

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        11 months ago

        Googling “orange compressed gas cylinder” gave me results for both oxygen cylinders and propane canisters, so in this case probably propane. The implication is probably meant to be that it’s a bomb, but it’s hard to tell anything conclusively from this photo. The extra bits on top could just be an apparatus for refilling smaller containers, like for camp stoves or something.

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        Interesting, it doesn’t look like any o2 tanks I’m familiar with nor does it appear to have any masks or anything that would indicate to me it is for medical use. Whatever it is it looks really out of place, is this in a medical facility? It almost looks like a school or something.

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          Canisters vary by country, use and manufacturer. And it could be a school indeed. But, medical supplies would realistically be around military and hostages. I’m just guessing at this point, it’s a strange item to see on the floor in front of a hostage. 🤷‍♂️

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        If the woman is a terrorist then yes, by quite a huge lot. They’d be smarter not to act like frat boys in this situation perhaps, but young people are often idiots. Especially when in high pressure situations like a war.

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          If captured terrorist = PoW then it can be argued that this photo is against the Geneva convention

          "prisoners or war must be treated with dignity, and not exposed to public curiosity – like circulating images on social media”.

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            11 months ago

            I don’t claim to be anything close to an expert in international law, but I think there’s some controversy around the question of whether captured Hamas soldiers are prisoners of war.