Hamas says it releases two US hostages 'for humanitarian reasons' after Qatari efforts
Hamas says it releases two US hostages 'for humanitarian reasons' after Qatari efforts
Hamas says it releases two US hostages 'for humanitarian reasons' after Qatari efforts
GAZA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Hamas' armed wing, the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, has released two U.S. hostages from Gaza - a mother and her daughter - "for humanitarian reasons" in response to Qatari mediation efforts in the war with Israel, its spokesman Abu Ubaida said on Friday.
Hamas says it took about 200 hostages during a deadly Oct. 7 rampage carried out from the Gaza Strip on communities and military bases in southern Israel, part of the biggest attack on the country since the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.
Hamas said 50 more are held by other armed groups in the enclave. It said more than 20 hostages have been killed by Israeli air strikes, but has not given any further details.
Abu Ubaida said they released the citizens "for humanitarian reasons, and to prove to the American people and the world that the claims made by (President Joe) Biden and his fascist administration are false and baseless."
Hamas knows that they need to keep this conflict between themselves and Israel. If they piss off any more NATO/Allied countries, the chance that the Gaza invasion will turn into an international coalition increases significantly.
But the second they release all of them, the genocide gets real.
I'm not defending Hamas's actions at all, they are unquestionably "bad actors" at this point, terrorists even. But, that doesn't change the fact that there has not been commensurate retribution from Isreal.
Should they have taken hostages? No.
Are the hostages currently the best bargaining chip Hamas has, to stop the active ethnic cleansing Isreal has been dying to conduct? Yes.
There's nothing us westerners can do or say to truly understand the complexities here, I get that, but for fucks sake can we please stop the killing of women and children? There will be nobody to carry bloodlines at this rate. Undoubtedly the intent.
I feel like Israel is crossing the line at this point. They have a right to retaliate against Hamas, but they've already bombarded half of Gaza, and killed lots of fighters and civilians on top of that. The only reason they're going to invade is that it's a very opportune time for them to finally annex the strip of land they've had their eyes on for a long time. Both armies are being despicable, and I feel for anyone caught up in this who has nothing to do with the drama.
You are a disgusting human being - but you know that, donāt you? Parroting the talking points of terrorists about a fucking ethnic cleansing in Gaza? What the fuck are you talking about?