“If Israel agrees to Hamas demands, which include the return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza and increasing humanitarian aid, that would pave the way for a (truce) agreement within the next 24 to 48 hours,” said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive issue, as negotiations were set to resume in Cairo.
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Prior to 10/7, I’d agree. The voters in Gaza elected them to run the Palestinian government for a reason.
After 10/7? You have to admit they fucked up, in a pretty colossal way. So huge that the only thing I can think of is that they wanted to provoke this insane reaction from Israel.
Israel had been destroying lives in Gaza and the West Bank for DECADES now and the world at large hadn’t really been paying attention. Oh, we are now!
So, yeah, Hamas ended up getting the reaction they wanted… at the cost of thousands of innocent Palestinian lives.
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They went after innocent Israeli civilians and was just as much a war crime as what Israel is doing in Gaza right now.
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Dude, who do you think their hostages are, IDF?
They absolutely went after civilians. That doesn’t absolve Israeli forces from ALSO firing on the crowds, but the incident was caused by Hamas intentionally targeting the civilian population.
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Dude, they butchered and kidnapped the attendees of a music festival. That’s not righteous resistance. Are you insane?
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