An Israeli military spokesperson confirmed that there were “hostage situations” in the southern city of Ofakim and the nearby kibbutz of Beeri.

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.

  • 01011@monero.townEnglish
    1225·
    1 year ago

    Self defense is inexcusable? Or only inexcusable when certain people deign to exercise such rights?

    • fluxion@lemmy.worldEnglish
      74·
      1 year ago

      This will only bring more conflict upon the people Hamas pretends to "protect"

      • 01011@monero.townEnglish
        34·
        1 year ago

        Worse than the abuse and degradation that they already experience? Worse than losing their land to thieves backed by the western world? Worse than being targeted by Zionist security agents?

        • fluxion@lemmy.worldEnglish
          62·
          1 year ago

          Yes, since now all those things will be escalated in revenge for these indiscriminate attacks. It goes both ways, it's not one side that needs to relent; to achieve peace, both sides need to relent, but acts like this make that notion more and more implausible, and in the end it'll only lead to further escalation and further suffering, and given that Israel has more resources than Palestine or Gaza, that suffering will be felt more by the people Hamas "protects".

    • danhakimi@kbin.social
      96·
      1 year ago

      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.

      These are not incidental victims while the terrorists target the IDF. These are the targets. They are targeting innocent little girls.

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

      • 01011@monero.townEnglish
        47·
        1 year ago

        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 only when the victims are female, another bizarre western norm.

        • danhakimi@kbin.social
          44·
          1 year ago

          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.