Forces had no direct confrontation with Hamas terrorists who killed hostages; ‘The IDF and security forces are doing everything possible to bring all hostages home as quickly as possible. This news shakes us all,’ says army spokesperson Hagari

Israeli forces discovered the bodies of six hostages in a 65-foot-deep tunnel in Rafah, approximately a kilometer from where hostage Farhan Alkadi was recently freed. The IDF had no precise intelligence on the hostages’ location in recent months but knew there were captives in the sector, leading to a gradual and cautious operation in Rafah since the ground offensive began.

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    18 days ago

    Describing terrorists committing a terrorist act as a “political” action is incredibly forgiving of the behavior of terrorists.

    While this is all very entertaining, the very definition of terrorism is using terror to achieve political or ideological goals. Otherwise it’s just mass murder, genocide, or whatever.

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      18 days ago

      So if the political goals of the Palestinian government are to kill as many Palestinians as possible, why are the anti-Israel protests not a joint protest of both Israel and Palestine?

      Why is the role of Hamas minimized?

      You may not know the answer or be willing to say it, but I certainly know the answer and am under no obligation to not say it.

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        18 days ago

        I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. The actions of Hamas are terrible, and inevitable due to the equally reprehensible actions of Israel. That still has no bearing on the definition of the word terrorism.

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          18 days ago

          No, the actions of Hamas were not inevitable. That is absolving them of moral culpability.

          But thank you for proving my point that this is not a pro-Palestine movement, but rather an anti-Israeli movement.