Israel, last month, showed off the accuracy of its weapons by bombing a soccer stadium in Gaza, but civilian deaths and new settlements were diplomatic own goals.
At about 9AM local time on 17 November an Israeli F16 jet fired two missiles at a football field in Gaza City.
One of them hit a goalpost, leaving a 2-metre deep crater filled with sand and twisted metal.
The other one landed behind the opposite goal, just missing the goalposts, but creating another deep crater....
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.