What is the suggestion here? If Israel bombs Hamas, they are bad. If they shoot them during a ground offensive, they are bad. Now, we are being told Israel can't even take prisoners lest it humiliate the poor terrorists. Do the math there. These spoiled Western intellectuals who constantly infantilize Hamas simply want Israel to tie its own hands behind its back and wait for the knife. That's what they are suggesting. //

To be clear, no "innocent civilians" have been identified in the photos. All of those detained were taken prisoner after they came out of the tunnels. Among them are supposedly some "journalists" and "academics" of the pro-Hamas variety. Whether they were direct fighters or not is irrelevant. No one gets to walk out of a terror tunnel from an evacuated area without being treated as a POW.

This is the idiocy Israel has to put up with. In any other war involving any other country, no one would claim the taking of prisoners is inhumane. Certainly, no one would cry about a "journalist" being detained if they walked out of one of Osama Bin Laden's tunnels. Common sense goes out the window when it comes to Israel, though. Antisemitism is a heck of a drug. //

Joseph K
9 hours ago
Someone should remind these idiots that under the laws of war; a combatant fighting without uniform or insignia can be executed on the spot.

The Times of Israel reported:

The Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement that Hamas “violated the framework, did not meet its obligation to release all hostage women, and fired rockets at Israel.”

“Amid the return to combat, we stress the government of Israel is committed to achieving the goals of the war — releasing our hostages, eliminating Hamas, and ensuring that Gaza can never again threaten the people of Israel.”

Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig
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The IDF has created and published a map splitting the Gaza Strip into evacuation zones to notify Palestinian civilians of active combat zones and provide safety instructions.

Hamas uses their people as human shields.

The IDF is doing everything it can to protect them.
7:15 AM · Dec 1, 2023 //

“Israel seeks to kill Hamas leaders hiding abroad after war ends,” the Newspaper Israel Hayom reported Friday. “Israeli officials have openly stated that the goal of the ongoing war is elimination of Hamas, and its leaders residing across the Middle East are no exception.” //

David Collier @mishtal
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Classic @bbcnews headline. Main item on their site.

"Israeli strikes" - no mention of Hamas breaking ceasefire. Along with image of grieving Palestinian mother and young child.

95% of people won't read the article. Israel blamed. Palestinians are victims. The BBC job is done. //

Eylon Levy @EylonALevy
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Let’s put this [NY Times] headline in chronological order: FIRST Hamas “fired a projectile” from Gaza, THEN the truce expired, then Israel resumed the military campaign. The order is 3,1,2.
7:26 AM · Dec 1, 2023

Bonchie @bonchieredstate
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Hamas: "We will continue to kill Jews until Israel no longer exists."

Global Left: "So what you're really telling me is that you want a secular two-state solution where everyone lives in peace."
8:14 AM · Nov 1, 2023 //

Disclose.tv @disclosetv
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NEW - Hamas official Ghazi Hamad says they will repeat October 7-like attacks until Israel is annihilated.

6:40 AM · Nov 1, 2023 //

Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 @MarinaMedvin
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Hamas leader says October 7, the torture and slaughter of Israeli families and children, is ”justified” and there will be more such attacks on Israel because their goal is to annihilate Israel. The Palestinian nation is one of “martyrs,” he says, proud to die for their cause.
7:37 AM · Nov 1, 2023 //

This is why, despite the tragedy of lives lost, Israel is not going to stop until Hamas is destroyed. All the arguments about a two-state solution have been scuttled by Hamas, who has made it clear they do not want one. It's long past time for pampered Westerners to believe them. //

LW
4 hours ago
"The Palestinian nation is one of “martyrs,” he says, proud to die for their cause."

Show the world you're a man of conviction and honor.

You go first.

Hamas has commanded a network of tunnels and terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip since it took control in 2007. The Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorist organization uses civilian areas, including hospitals, to store and launch rockets and spread propaganda. In violation of international law, Hamas also uses hospitals to hide command centers and shield operatives.

Ever since Hamas took power in the Gaza Strip, the Iran-backed terrorists have been known for their barbarism, blood-thirsty attacks, and abysmal human rights record as the terrorist government prioritized the death of Israelis over the wellbeing of residents of Gaza. That includes, unsurprisingly, using hospitals as a key piece of their terrorist infrastructure along with a tunnel network and weapons production.

In Hamas' new bloody war against Israel, the use of hospitals has continued — if not increased — as they use the facilities that ought to be for care are instead used to kill. With an awful lot of Hamas disinformation being parroted by apparent terrorist sympathizers in the media, politics, and entertainment, it's worth setting the record straight.

The experts over at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) put together a quick list of "10 Things to Know About Hamas and Hospitals" that debunk anti-Semitic narratives about Israel's actions, lay bare the horror of Hamas terrorism, and make it clear that Hamas terrorists are war criminals, not some sort of liberating "freedom fighters" as some falsely and foolishly claim.

https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/10/30/10-things-to-know-about-hamas-and-hospitals/