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

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.

  • mkwt@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    If you don’t have the resources to provide for your POWs, the correct solution is parole, not execution.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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      2 months ago

      How would you propose safely paroling them? There’s already examples of released hostages then being killed by the IDF.

      • mkwt@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Any type of parole has to be at least marginally less dangerous for the hostage than execution.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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          2 months ago

          If they die either way, no it isn’t.

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Alon_Shamriz,_Yotam_Haim,_and_Samer_Talalka

          On 15 December 2023, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers operating in Shuja’iyya, Gaza as part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip killed three Israeli hostages taken during the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel. The hostages, who were trying to be rescued, were visibly unarmed and shirtless and waving a makeshift white flag when they were killed.

          Sounds equally dangerous to me.