v Reuters - quotes from the speech of Israel PM Netanyahu :
ONGOING GROUND OPERATION IN #GAZA IS THE SECOND STAGE OF THE #WAR
WE WILL EXERT EVERY EFFORT TO RETURN #HOSTAGES
THOSE ACCUSING US OF WAR CRIMES ARE HYPOCRITS
THE WAR INSIDE THE GAZA STRIP WILL BE DIFFICULT AND LONG
CAN'T SAY #IRAN WAS INVOLVED IN PLANNING OF OCT. 7 ATTACK BUT THEY FUND #HAMAS
#Israel has said it has informed the families of 31 people held in the territory since 7 October that their relatives are dead. The news came as the Qatari prime minister said #Hamas had given a “generally positive” response to proposals for a deal trading a break in the fighting and release of #Palestinian prisoners for the return of more #hostages.
After 18 years of #hamas control of #Palestinians , is it impossible to suggest the only people that remain living in #gaza were families or infrastructure supporting #terrorists?
Hamas declared #jihad on #israel, October 7th 2023 from the streets of Gaza.
Hamas took 200 + #hostages from around the world on October 7th 2023.
We still have many world leaders and accounts on #mastodon claiming #genocide in #gaza but have never spoken out against the genocide by #russia in #ukraine.
The #UnitedStates & #Qatar have agreed to revisit the Gulf state’s association w/ #Hamas after resolution of the high-stakes international hostage crisis involving >220 people in #Gaza. The agreement strives to balance the #Biden admin’s goal of rescuing as many #hostages as possible w/its desire to isolate the #terrorists after their rampage in #Israel
Palestinian group rejected an Israeli offer to stop fighting for one week in exchange for dozens of hostages, saying it wouldn’t discuss releasing their Israeli captives until a cease-fire goes into effect first.
ERC Griffiths, Nov 9: "Over the past few weeks, I have engaged with various leaders, partners, & interlocutors to support humanitarian efforts & negotiate access. I have been to #Egypt, #Israel, & the [#OPT]. I have met w/the families of some of the Israeli #hostages & spoken to families in #Gaza.
The situation is insupportable. To allow it to continue would be a travesty."
"Israeli authorities have not said how many people they’ve detained, the legal grounds or where they’re being held, including whether in Gaza or in Israel. The Israel Defense Forces referred questions to the #ShinBet, Israel’s internal security service. The Shin Bet did not respond to requests for comment" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/09/gaza-civilians-detained-israel/
As soon as the #Palestinians posted #rape videos of #women and #children#hostages online, they sacrificed any safety from international #law #laws can only protect you if you have a history of trust and integrity.
More than a ⅕ of the remaining #hostages being held in #Gaza are dead, acc/to an internal assessment conducted by the #IDF.
Israeli #intelligence officers have concluded that ≥32 of the remaining 136 hostages captured by #Hamas & its allies on #Oct7 have died since the start of the war, acc/to a confidential assessment that was reviewed by The NYTimes.
Unconfirmed reports of massive losses of Israeli ground forces who tried to enter àGaza.
One group of #Hamas fighters said to have spent over 10 days in rabbit holes waiting for ground offensive and ambushed the Israeli armored vehicles from behind and sides.
The initial attack was abandoned and followed by massive aearial bombing of the grounds by artillery and helicopters.
Hamas claims to have taken several #hostages during the operation.
The news from Gaza is limited to those with satellite phones, those with phones having a foreign sim cards or those observed and reported by mainstream àmedia.
There are a lot of roomers and missinformation going around and both #WHO and red cross have said they can no longer communicate with their staff in Gaza.
#isreal will not stop pounding #palestine now as the sympathy #terrorists in the #un#icj and around the world try to extract demands using hostage and martyr.
I can't blame Israel for it's actions now. The legacy media world has taken the side of #Hamas. #Israel has nothing to lose and no one will stop them.
Hamas Rejection Sours Israeli Bid to Revive Hostage Talks (www.wsj.com)
Palestinian group rejected an Israeli offer to stop fighting for one week in exchange for dozens of hostages, saying it wouldn’t discuss releasing their Israeli captives until a cease-fire goes into effect first.