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
It was "Palestine (British Mandate)" from 1920-1948, on the map.
Yes, I believe MadBomber was saying that Palestine was never a nation.
"The historical record says that Palestine was never a country, and was rarely ever an intact entity. At most it was a geographic entity like Scandinavia but, even as that, it changed over time. "
The Ironic History of Palestine
The Palestinians have zero chance in creating autonomy at this point. The situation has been totally fcnked, largely in part due to the US and UK tipping the scales against their favor.
#56 | Posted by hamburglar
They have never had autonomy in the history of the world, even before the US and UK existed. But they have had multiple chances in the past, which they refused because they want everything, and will compromise on nothing.
How Palestine rejected offer to have its own state 5 times in the past
The opportunity will arise again. Unfortunately, that will likely require them to recognize Israel's right to exist, which they seem to be dead set on refusing. Can't really blame Israel for refusing to recognize a Palestine nation when the Palestinians refuse to recognize Israel's right to exist.
Look how short those skirts are. Now it's considered hARaM in the back@ssward Islamist state
#48 | Posted by hamburglar
Such a loss to humanity. :(
So when netanyahoo was in the hospital for his prostate surgery that made the hospital a legitimate military target
#22 | Posted by truthhurts
That's a fair question. Red Cross says:
Medical establishments and units enjoy protection because of their function of providing care for the wounded and sick. When they are used to interfere directly or indirectly in military operations, and thereby cause harm to the enemy, the rationale for their specific protection is removed. This would be the case for example if a hospital is used as a base from which to launch an attack; as an observation post to transmit information of military value; as a weapons depot; as a center for liaison with fighting troops; or as a shelter for able-bodied combatants.As far as I know, Mo wasn't there to get treatment. He was there to use civilians as cover while conducting the war that he started.
www.icrc.org
Stealing brown peoples' land
#16 | Posted by hamburglar
Oh, and on that "steal brown people's land" schtick:
"More than half of Israel's Jewish population traces their roots to the Middle East and North Africa." www.mideastjournal.org
And many of them are ethnically practically the same as the Palestinians that the libs fetishize.
The Nakba is itself an act of terror. Been going on since 1948. Establishing a theocracy on other peoples' land by way of force
#14 | Posted by hamburglar
Wait till you find out what went on before 1948.
Early Muslim conquests
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Muslim_conquests
Or a short documentary: www.youtube.com
Well, if C0RI0LANUS insists on bringing religion into it:
2015-16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany
During the 2015-2016 celebrations of New Year's Eve in Germany, approximately 1,200 women were reported to have been sexually assaulted, especially in the city of Cologne. In many of the incidents, while these women were in public spaces, they were surrounded and assaulted by large groups of men who were identified by officials as Muslim men of Arab or North African origin. The Federal Criminal Police Office confirmed in July 2016 that 1,200 women had been sexually assaulted on that night.
en.wikipedia.org
Dubya said he was on a mission from God. You see how that turned out don't you??
#8 | Posted by LauraMohr
Our second least embarrassing president of the 21st century?