preventing Gazans from returning to their ruined homes under threat of death in exchange for something is textbook definition of being held hostage. A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the person seized—such as a relative, employer, law enforcement, or government—to act, or refrain from acting, in a certain way, often under threat of serious physical harm or death to the hostage(s) after expiration of an ultimatum. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition defines a hostage as "a person who is handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security for the carrying out of an agreement, or as a preventive measure against certain acts of war."[1]
good article; recommended read. I may not agree w/some of the arguments but do w/the overall conclusion. https://theintercept.com/2024/01/09/newspapers-israel-palestine-bias-new-york-times/
When you are the aggressor (Hamas) and start a war using terrorism you are the bad guy. Do you think there were many headlines complaining about German civilians deaths during WW2
If a country goes to war the last thing yo want is proportionality. You want to have an overwhelming militarily advantage....If both sides are even its a longer war and more people die
The more even the fight the more civilians will die The leaders of a country should never attack a much larger army.... The only successful way to beat a larger opponent is a guerilla type war Why is Hamas still fighting in Gaza. They are being wiped out, its a suicide pact The should have done a strategic retreat after their terrorist attack....