“The death of more captives at the hands of their army confirms the failure of [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu’s theory of freeing the captives by force, and that military pressure does not free his hostages, but kills them. Netanyahu is directly responsible for the death of dozens of the captives because he failed to reach an agreement. There is no alternative to stopping the aggression, withdrawal of the occupation forces, and [reaching] an exchange deal.”“Death of Israeli captives proves failure of Israel’s use of force to free them: Hamas,” Middle East Monitor, December 5, 2024, https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241205-death-of-israeli-captives-proves-failure-of-israels-use-of-force-to-free-them-hamas/.
Hamas statement, December 5, 2024
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On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers.
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