CW: combat footage - Israel bombing festival goers October 7, thinking they are Hamas
Source is Israeli media.
They blame Hamas, stating they tricked people into running, while they themselves stood still, knowing that IDF would mistake the running crowds for Hamas.
why wouldn't you? They will kill you tomorrow if you don't kill them today. They're not running or retreating because they are scared, but because they feel they will lose to you now and want to flee before you've won so they can keep attacking. Unless they surrender, you keep going until they're done. It's awful, dreadful, inhumane, but it's war and it's what you have to do to survive.
:armchair-general: i'm not sure how you'd be expected to distinguish that from setting up a flank or other tactical maneuver? the general case isn't a texan shooting a kid running down the block