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[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 263 points 9 months ago

For anyone wondering, this is an actual photo of Israeli soldiers posing with a Palestinian female prisoner.

For context, here is a link to a France 24 news article from 2010 that references this same photo

https://www.france24.com/en/20100818-idf-soldier-prisoner-photos-facebook-breaking-the-silence-palestinian-prisoners-israel

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 9 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?

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 12 points 9 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.

[-] ZJBlank@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

Oh like they “caught them with a bomb” or something? That makes sense.

[-] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Sprinkle a little ~~crack~~ hastily manufactured fake 'IED' on them and call it a day.

Seems about as plausible as the FSB planting and showcasing the Sims 3 in a staged Ukrainian 'bust' rather than SIMs x3.

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