In several media places it has been pointed out, the War could probably end quickly if Hamas returned all hostages and surrendered? - Instead Hamas has stated they sacrifice their own people?
What is clear at least is that returning all hostages would not end the massacre, given that Israel has broken a ceasefire that was resulting in their liberation and refused multiple others.
At the moment the explicitly stated goal of Netanyahu, his government, and- we must assume- the majority of Israelis is the ethnic cleansing followed by the annexation of Gaza.
On the other hand, this is not a surprise for anyone who knows the history of the conflict and is capable of joining the dots: Israel's ultimate goal has always that of ethnically cleansing Palestine to occupy it entirely.
Netanyahu's government's goal sure looks like that; but also Netanyahu is part of a coallition now being propped up by the extremists who want their own to be exempt from the draft that applies to most Israelis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exemption_from_military_servic...
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Should mention Hamas shameful treatment of Gaza people. Are very prepared to sacrifice Gaza peoples lives , building terrorist instructure beneath hospitals and schools. Hamas must of spent $Billions of dollars UNSRWA aid on tunnel networks and military infrastructure. Money that was supposed to improve Gazians lives. Why is it no neighbouring country will allow Gazians to come there. Hamas has publically written they want to kill all from Israel. Do Gazians support Hamas? Its hard for me to believe that they would, but it seems so? Hamas was recently killing the few Gazians for objecting to what they are doing.
> Why is it no neighbouring country will allow Gazians to come there.
Same reason you wouldn't want millions of refugees to suddenly appear in your country. All the hubhub about refugees in Europe over the last few years is typically about tens of thousands of refugees per year.
> Hamas must of spent $Billions of dollars UNSRWA aid on tunnel networks and military infrastructure
I'm sure some funds from UNSRWA have ended up with Hamas in some capacity, but "billions" is unfounded nonsense. In the end it's impossible to prevent all types of fraud or misappropriation (which is true for everything where money is involved).
Long time planned, starting with illegal settlements - which exist as a long term plan to take away the territory. And going of their way to mistreat Palestinians.
Hamas and terrorism exists, yes. But you cant use it as a shield at this point anymore.
I thought do Gaza people support Hamas or Not?
There must be lots people who know where tunnels are. Where tunnel entrances are , and surely a proportion of those would NOT be Hamas supporters. So do they report the existence of these tunnels and Hamas military use to outside Gaza authorities ?
If you're suggesting that Palestinian civilians are collectively guilty of supporting Hamas and therefore deserve to be massacred and starved and their cities razed to the ground, you have already proven my point, because what you are justifying is a war crime.
Besides, I find it funny that you insist on Hamas as if Israel hadn't already proven to be a hundred times worse. Hamas has a full right to have tunnels and to fight back against the illegal invader and occupier of Palestine, occupier that had from the very beginning the objective of expelling and replacing the native population with Jewish immigrants. If I have to choose a side, between the occupied and massacred that fought back with terrorism, and the invader and colonizer that is hell-bent on oppressing, destroying, exterminating and expelling, I choose the former. Better the Palestinians, better Hamas.
Aside from the rights and wrongs, for peace the two sides have to agree to live peacefully next to each other. At the moment it seems Israel says lets live in peace and Hamas says Israel must be destroyed and attacks it. Then Israel hits back and people are like oh no how could they. But Hamas's behaviour kind of makes the current stuff happen.
> At the moment it seems Israel says lets live in peace
What do you mean, Israel says "let's live in peace"? Do you not know that Israel is illegally occupying Palestine, constantly building new settlements, practicing apartheid, protecting the settlers that attack the civilians, demolishing entire villages, closing Gaza in a total embargo since 18 years, preventing any meaningful economic activity there and periodically bombing it killing many thousands, for the vast majority civilians? Who said that this is "peace"? Does it look like peace to you?
RE "....Hamas has a full right to have tunnels ....." Its reported in media that MUCH aid money $Billions was diverted from its given purpose to build tunnels. Hamas has no right to use innocent Gazians as shields. Its also reported that Hamas currently takes aid food and sells it on Black market to raise funds. Apparently thats the claim, why aid food has been stopped to be delivered. Thats what I've read. Also its recently reported that some Gaza people protested against Hamas - in that they did not support them. Reported in media they where murdered by Hamas. Not much in the media about these Hamas murders in my opinion.
You mean authorities that routinely mistreat them, support illegal settlements, are ok with murder if it is a murder of a Palestinian and accord them no rights?
The authorities that intentionally target healthcare workers and international workers?
If Netanyahu and his government were really interested in the hostages they would have negotiated a release. As it is they provide an excuse for continued violence.
It's interesting to note how a large faction of mainstream news-media has shifted significantly or ceased their complicit selective silence like this on Gaza/Israel coinciding with Trump-Gulf relations becoming publically and officially amicable.
