The difference between Israel and Hamas is clear, one a democracy (with problems) and the other is a terrorist organisation. At the same time it means Israel's actions should maintain high standards with regard to innocent victims. They seem to be failing in that respect... #gaza#hamas#israel
4 Israeli #hostages have been #rescued alive from #Gaza, the Israeli military said Sat. #Israel’s forces rescued Noa Argamani, 26; Almog Meir Jan, 22; Andrey Kozlov, 27; & Shlomi Ziv, 41, from 2 locations in #Nuseirat in central Gaza, the #IDF said in a stmnt. ≥125 people were #killed in the operation.
All “are in good medical condition” & have been transferred to a hospital for further medical examinations, the IDF said.
The #hostages were taken from the Nova music festival during the #Hamas attacks on Oct 7.
Israeli leaders spoke to Argamani following her #rescue. Argamani was captured on video being driven into #Gaza on a motorcycle after the deadly attack. Her mother, who has Stage 4 cancer, had appealed for Hamas to release her daughter as a dying wish.
"The #protesters carried a banner that said “It is right to rebel, #Hillel go to hell,” with an inverted red triangle on it, which has come to signify support for #Hamas on social media because the terror group uses the symbol in videos of its attacks. The student demonstrators repeatedly formed inverted triangles with their hands, flashing the symbol at the counter-protesters. Another protester brandished a banner that had a #swastika inside a Star of David while shouting: “#Synagogue of Satan.”
The pro- #Palestinian, anti- #Israel demonstrators chanted “From #CUNY to #Gaza, globalize the #intifada,” and “Hillel, Hillel, what do you say? How many kids did you kill today?”
Israel said it would soon decide whether to launch an offensive in Lebanon, where it has clashed with the Iran-backed group Hezbollah for months. Steven A. Cook, a Senior fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations tells FRANCE24's Monte Francis that Hezbollah's large stores of rockets, missiles and precision munitions pose a bigger threat to the general Israeli public than the actions of Hamas on October 7th. #Israel#Hezbollah#Hamas
NYT—Breaking News: President #Biden said that #Hamas was no longer capable of carrying out a major terrorist attack on #Israel and declared that it was time for a permanent cease-fire in #Gaza. “It’s time for this war to end,” he said.
Israel's far-right wants the killings to continue!
Two far-right Israeli ministers have threatened to resign from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government over a cease-fire proposal outlined by President Biden on Friday. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Israel#gaza#Hamas
Freude und Kritik nach der Befreiung von weiteren Hamas-Geiseln
Nicht nur in Israel, auch international ist die Befreiung von vier weiteren Geiseln aus dem Gazastreifen begrüßt worden. Doch es gibt auch scharfe Kritik am Vorgehen des israelischen Militärs. Laut Hamas soll es viele Tote gegeben haben.
Palästinenser beklagen zahlreiche Tote in Flüchtlingslager
Während in Israel die Geiselbefreiung gefeiert wird, meldet die islamistische Hamas zahlreiche Tote im Gazastreifen. Mindestens 210 Menschen seien ums Leben gekommen. Palästinenserpräsident Abbas fordert eine Sitzung des UN-Sicherheitsrats.
Israel: Große Freude über die Befreiung von vier Hamas-Geiseln
In Israel wird auf den Straßen gefeiert: Nach acht Monaten konnte die israelische Armee vier Hamas-Geiseln befreien. Der Einsatz mit Hunderten Soldaten wurde offenbar wochenlang geplant. Die Hamas meldet allerdings viele Tote. Von J.-C. Kitzler.