Today's web site headline example:
Two killed in Gaza border clash
An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian have been killed during an exchange of fire along the Gaza border.
An 'exchange' is such a neutered term.
If you read further, the story goes like this:
The Israeli army said that the Palestinian cut through the border fence and opened fire on Israeli troops, who then shot back..There are reports that there was heavy mist in the area making it easier to approach the fence undetected early on Friday..It is not uncommon for the Israeli army to open fire on Palestinians who approach the fence. But it is rare for a Palestinian to break through and for an Israeli soldier to be killed in such an exchange, the BBC's Jon Donnison reports.
Well, it may be rare but multiple rocket/missile firings from Gaza aimed exclusively at civilians, not soldiers, are much more common.
And so, no guilt, no responsibility, no who initiated.
P.S.
AR wrote to me:
By contrast, Maan, the Palestinian news agency, with no need to play the BBC's shabby we-take-no-sides games, calls this morning's terrorist infiltration an "attack". See here
And I found this there:
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip told Ma'an that the attack appeared to have been aimed at luring Israeli forces into the area in an attempt to capture a soldier.
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