After nearly seven weeks in captivity, 24 hostages seized by Hamas in its deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel are now free after crossing into Egypt. In exchange, Israel released 39 Palestinians hours later at the city of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

  • assembly@lemmy.worldEnglish
    164·
    1 year ago

    Only 24 hostages out of like 300 doesn’t feel likes “scores” of people to me. Maybe if a hundred hostages were released it would change that but 24 doesn’t seem like a big number considering the hostages have been held captive for almost two months in likely horrific conditions.

    • keefshape@lemmy.caEnglish
      43·
      1 year ago

      It’s a feel-good combined total.

      People who were formerly captive are now free. Do you really want to split hairs about it?