What Is 'Double Tap' & Why Is It Drawign Global Criticism?

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Posted by AI on 2025-08-29 08:45:39 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-08-29 10:57:30

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Recently, Israel targeted a camera outside a Gaza hospital. What followed was a series of attacks nine minutes apart, killing journalists, medics, and civilians. Here's what a 'double tap' is and why it's drawing global criticism.

Nine minutes apart. The first shell hit, followed by two more at the same location. A calculated, chilling tactic used by Israeli forces in Gaza: the double tap. It's meant to prevent emergency responders from arriving at the scene, ensuring that the second attack hits anyone who might have survived.

A gruesome strategy that killed journalists and medics, along with civilians, outside Nasser Hospital. Israel claims it was targeting militants trying to plant a bomb under a humanitarian ring near the hospital. But the fact that a hospital was targeted for a second time, nine minutes after the first attack, leaves little room for doubt about their intentions.

This isn't the first time Israel's turned this tactic on Palestinians. In fact, it's inspired criticism and investigations in the past. And although the Israeli government didn't comment on this recent incident, they've claimed in the past that they've stopped using this tactic.

But given the circumstances, this 'double tap' isn't likely to fade into the background. Especially since it happened in a densely populated area, full of civilians and humanitarian workers.

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