The UN warns that half the population of Gaza is starving and nine out of ten people there can’t eat every day - as Israeli bombardment of the territory continues

A hospital boss in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, says his team has “lost control” over the numbers of dead and wounded arriving at the facility

The city is surrounded by Israeli tanks on two sides; the Israeli military says it’s fighting from house to house

The death of an Israeli hostage - Sahar Baruch, 25 - has been confirmed by his kibbutz and a hostages’ group, following reports of a failed Israeli rescue operation

On Friday, the US blocked a resolution at the UN Security Council calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, arguing this would be dangerous and unrealistic

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    11 months ago

    Hamas needs to surrender and let the hostages go. That ends the war. Simple and clearly the best thing for their people. So much suffering easily averted.

    They won’t though - Palestinians dying for propaganda was they whole reason they attacked and started this war.

    Hamas are the architects of the greatest betrayal in history.

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      11 months ago

      I don’t think giving up their only leverage ‘ends the war.’

      But I could be wrong. Problem is, there’s no going back once that’s done.

      I see you’re pushing the Zionist talking point that Hamas would prefer defeat over victory, which is just asinine.

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        11 months ago

        Yes Hamas continuing to torture hostages and maintain leverage is definitely more important than the Palestinians 🤮

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            11 months ago

            They also ignored that the Jewish hostages that were released were more worried that Israel would bomb them than their captors would kill them.