Muhammad Sinwar was almost always surrounded by hostages throughout the war, as Hamas leaders realized this was a strong deterrent against Israeli assassination attempts. Israeli intelligence had long tracked Sinwar but repeatedly ruled out potential strikes on him when presented with the opportunity due to fears there were hostages in his vicinity. For unknown reasons, Sinwar decided on May 13 to meet with the commander of the Rafah Brigade in Hamas's military wing, Mohammad Shabana, as well as other senior commanders, without his usual escort of hostages.
France and Saudi Arabia are quietly working on a new plan to disarm Hamas as part of a broader effort to bring peace to Gaza and push forward Palestinian statehood. According to sources familiar with the talks, the two countries want to transform the Iran-backed group into a purely political organization. Under this plan, Hamas could retain some political role, an offer intended to make disarmament more appealing. read more
Top leaders of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched their Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel aiming to torpedo peace negotiations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, according to minutes of a high-level meeting in Gaza that Israel's military said it discovered in a tunnel beneath the enclave. Days before the assault that left nearly 1,200 dead, Yahya Sinwar, Hamas's Gaza chief, told fellow militants that an "extraordinary act" was required to derail the normalization talks that he said risked marginalizing the Palestinian cause, the document, reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, said. read more
Israel "most likely" killed Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday. Sinwar was among those targeted last Tuesday by Israeli strikes on a Gaza hospital in the city of Khan Younis. Israel claimed that Sinwar was hiding in an underground bunker. read more
A senior Hamas official has drawn widespread anger from Gaza residents after referring to the high death toll in the Strip as "material calculations." Another resident posted a video saying: "Hamas leadership says - so what if 60,000 people died? Someone else will take their place. Osama Abu Zuhri, you're speaking from outside the Strip. Your children are outside the Strip. You ignite this war, and we are the fuel?!" read more
Can locate even one image of Hamas using a child as a human shield?
#17 | Posted by redlightrobot
Well, they build Hamas bunkers under hospitals, as seen by Mo Sinwar who was recently eliminated in one such bunker
And put missiles in schools:
Israel says these photos show how Hamas places weapons in and near U.N. facilities in Gaza, including schools
www.cbsnews.com
Not that facts have any bearing on your bigoted thought process. Since you deny that Hamas hunted down 1,200 civilian men, women, and children to rape and murder on October 7th.
#19 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS
Yes, the kid was being arrested. What's your point?
Young US Men Are Joining RU Churches Promising 'manliness'
They should pay Russia a visit. With any luck, they can get the full Poohty Experience, like these fortunate fellows:
Tourists who went on holiday to Russia forced to fight in Ukraine
metro.co.uk
Imagine how manly they'll feel when sent to the Ukrainian front, two men per gun. The Russian ladies will be all over them (to get the death benefits). They'll have to beat the women off with a stick!
Now this! This is quality entertainment!
People used to have to pay money to insane asylums in years past for this sort of thing. Now it's brought to us free of charge.*
* Does not take into account the tens of billions of dollars Trump has scammed from our government and shareholders, bribes received from our corporations and foreign governments, etc.
"In response to the reports, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed it carried out a strike in Khan Younis, saying it targeted several suspects identified at a building near where ground troops were operating.The good news is that the Palestinians took into account the creation of these child martyrs and regard them as a net-positive:
"The Khan Younis area is a dangerous combat zone that the IDF ordered civilians to evacuate for their safety before the start of the operation," the military said, referring to a warning issued on Monday."
Senior Hamas official sparks outrage in Gaza after referring to war casualties as material calculations'
www.msn.com
Unfortunately for these children, a key part of the Palestinians' Civilian Shield strategy is that it requires civilians.
C0RI0LANUS,
Those girls gave that soldier quite a beatdown. And yet he didn't fire a single bullet.
You guys really like exercising that White Privilege Palestinian Privilege, don't you.
Wonder what would happen to them in the rest of the Arab world if they gave that a try.
IDF 'hero' using Palestinian child as human shield.
#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS
More Hamas-BS lies.
You pro-Hamasers like post random images out of context, making up a story, and expecting no one to call you on your garbage, don't you?
No one was being held hostage there. That soldier was surrounded by civilians and reporters.
As seen in the video at www.theguardian.com @4:39, the kid was being placed under arrest for throwing stones with a sling like the rest of that crowd in the video. An act that is a crime and could easily kill someone.
If you don't think that's an arrestable offense you should try doing the same at your local madrasah/refugee center and see where that gets you.
Oh, and a group of girls pulled that kid from the soldier's arms @6:35 in this video: www.youtube.com
Worst "hostage-taking," ever. LOL!
Unilateral disarmament! Dems stop taking money while allowing Elon Musk to fund another GOP sweep in the next election. What a great idea! I see no possible downsides.