Mastodawn

MicroWave Oct 7, 2023

Hamas says it has taken ‘dozens’ of Israelis hostage

Hamas says it has taken ‘dozens’ of Israelis hostage - Lemmy.world

An Israeli military spokesperson confirmed that there were “hostage situations” in the southern city of Ofakim and the nearby kibbutz of Beeri. Hamas said it had taken “dozens” of Israeli soldiers hostage and moved them to the Gaza Strip as footage emerged appearing to show gunmen in military fatigues leading a group of mostly barefoot women down a street in Israel. The announcement and video verified by NBC News came hours after Hamas launched a deadly land, air and sea attack and fired a huge barrage of rockets at Israel.

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Clown_Tempura Oct 8, 2023

Slowly genociding an entire people and their culture for their land eventually pushes them to commit unspeakable acts of violence to try and save themselves? Interesting.

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Kra Oct 8, 2023

See the apologists are on top of the threads again. You sound like Putin. The crimes of the Palestinians are inexcusable.

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01011 Oct 8, 2023

Self defense is inexcusable?

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danhakimi Oct 8, 2023

Self-defense against this little teenage monster, huh? https://www.instagram.com/p/CyG1HdsA5I9/

There's no such thing as self-defense against a civilian who never hurt anybody.

Yes, murdering and kidnapping civilians is inexcusable, why would that be excusable?

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01011 Oct 8, 2023

The Israelis murder and kidnap Palestinian children on an almost daily basis. They kill Palestinians regularly. Are they not civilians being unfairly brutalized or is it only unfair when the western world says so? Or when the victims are female, another western norm.

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danhakimi

The Israelis murder and kidnap Palestinian children on an almost daily basis.

Lol, you assholes just love the fact that nobody's going to look this up on Google.

Not even close. Total Palestinian deaths this year are around 2-300, by Hamas estimates, and are mostly adults engaged in terrorism, although Hamas refuses to distinguish. That number likely also includes Palestinian victims of friendly fire. Kidnappings are negligible—unless you count arresting a terrorist as kidnnapping. Palestinian children have died, but it's nowhere near daily or even weekly.