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Neo con pro Israel "think tanks" i.e. propaganda units and the New York Post are not serious reliable sources. When so called tunnel entrances turn out to be access doors to underground water tanks - well the IDF is not a source to be trusted either. And remember Palestinian and Hamas are not synonyms.1. Hamas has a record of using Palestinians as human shields.
Hamas chooses not to build bomb shelters in Gaza because that would undercut its ability to use the population as human shields.
By putting civilians in or above its military positions, Hamas knows it cannot lose.
Either it will prevent Israel from attacking, since the Israeli military tries to minimize harm to civilians, or if Israel does attack, the use of human shields will ensure high civilian casualties.
Hamas can then hold the death toll against Israel while generating sympathy for itself.
2. Are these the gangs that Netanyahu hired or are these Hamas gangs raising money for them?
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Since Israel’s offensive led to a security breakdown in Gaza that has made it nearly impossible to safely deliver food to starving Palestinians, much of the limited aid entering is being hoarded by gangs and merchants and sold at exorbitant prices.
A kilogram (2.2 pounds) of flour has run as high as $60 in recent days, a kilogram of lentils up to $35. That is beyond the means of most residents in the territory, which experts say is at risk of famine and where people are largely reliant on savings 21 months into the Israel-Hamas war.
Israel’s decision this weekend to facilitate more aid deliveries — under international pressure — has lowered prices somewhat but has yet to be fully felt on the ground.
Bags of flour in markets often bear U.N. logos, while other packaging has markings indicating it came from the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation — all originally handed out for free. It’s impossible to know how much is being diverted, but neither group is able to track who receives its aid.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-aid-un-ghf-567c5bffd5d7ae4cc54ea0816a159f8f
Looks like someone here drank the Hamas kool aid.
And none of the links you share are reliable sources. I am sure the video of the one hostage being made to dig his own grave in one of the tunnels is really just him digging another water tank hole. Thanks for that very informed piece of information.Neo con pro Israel "think tanks" i.e. propaganda units and the New York Post are not serious reliable sources. When so called tunnel entrances turn out to be access doors to underground water tanks - well the IDF is not a source to be trusted either. And remember Palestinian and Hamas are not synonyms.
Are these children Hamas?
‘We faced hunger before, but never like this’: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza
Much better sources than sources controlled by Hamas.Neo con pro Israel "think tanks" i.e. propaganda units and the New York Post are not serious reliable sources.
What? You don’t believe in the “Gaza metro”?When so called tunnel entrances turn out to be access doors to underground water tanks - well the IDF is not a source to be trusted either. And remember Palestinian and Hamas are not synonyms.
No one doubts that people are hungry so you are chasing a straw man.
Hmm not Reuters, the Guardian, MSN or the BBC - they're all controlled by Hamas? You can't be more ridiculous can you! And not even the Israeli government website! Do you still hold that only civilians were killed by Hamas on October 7? You dodged that question. Of course if Israel allowed foreign journalists into Gaza ... But they don't because they want to hide the truth of their war crimes - but eventually the truth will come out.And none of the links you share are reliable sources. I am sure the video of the one hostage being made to dig his own grave in one of the tunnels is really just him digging another water tank hole. Thanks for that very informed piece of information.
And those starving children in the hospital are because Hamas is starving them. Why would Hamas do that, you ask? Because when you allow them to control the narrative, they will lie through their teeth and blame the Israelis, and you will believe them.
Israel’s Netanyahu is wrong: People are starving in GazaNo one doubts that people are hungry so you are chasing a straw man.
So was Netanyahu lying?As images of emaciated Gazans dominated global news, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a gathering of evangelical Christians that Palestinians weren’t starving ... Starting in March, Israel blocked all humanitarian aid for two and a half months. Gazans are starving — 74 people have died of malnutrition in 2025, 63 of them in July, the United Nations reports, and thousands more are at risk. The hunger crisis is well documented in images, by United Nations data, news reports, first-person accounts and information from humanitarian organizations working in Gaza.
If a news station or other press outlets are relying on the AP, which many do, they can’t be trusted regarding the events in Gaza.Hmm not Reuters, the Guardian, MSN or the BBC - they're all controlled by Hamas? You can't be more ridiculous can you! And not even the Israeli government website! Do you still hold that only civilians were killed by Hamas on October 7? You dodged that question. Of course if Israel allowed foreign journalists into Gaza ... But they don't because they want to hide the truth of their war crimes - but eventually the truth will come out.
Remove Hamas and aid can get to them. Is really simple.
You in post #29:And I never said that only civilians were killed on October 7, I said they were targeted.
Seems like it wasn't a surprise to Hamas that this was a military base that contained IDF soldiers. This shows your statement quoted from post #29 is FALSE.The Nahal Oz attack was an assault on the kibbutz of Nahal Oz and the adjacent military base near the northern Gaza Strip on the morning of 7 October 2023 as part of the October 7 attacks . In the attack, more than 60 Israeli soldiers and fifteen civilians were killed ... Close to the kibbutz was the Nahal Oz military outpost of the Israel Defense Forces, which was located 850 meters from the Gaza border. At the time, it housed troops from the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade, two tank teams from the 7th Armored Brigade, an intelligence collection platoon from Unit 414 of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps, and additional support personnel. The attack on the base was preceded by meticulous intelligence gathering by Hamas, which in large part relied on social media posts by soldiers which included pictures of various areas in the base. The IDF investigation concluded that social media posts provided such a level of intelligence that Hamas would not have needed a single spy to effect its plan. Hamas also used drones and IDF media publications. In 2023, IDF troops in Gaza captured a Hamas document detailing the plans for the attack, revealing that Hamas had managed to map out an exact layout of the base and knew how many soldiers were normally stationed there, as well as the fact that on weekends the number would be reduced by half. Hamas reportedly also built a mock-up of the base in Gaza to train its fighters in capturing it.
I’m sure you‘ll mention the nazi’s and Hitler next. But never mind “innocent“ Hamas.You will probably call these pictures of Gaza as it is now "part of the information war". One is Gaza the other is Hiroshima. Which is which? (the hills give it away but what else?)
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I’m just really sick of the so-called (but non-existent)moral superiority of the left that holds Israel to an almost impossibly high standard during the war in which they are the victims while giving Hamas (the terrorist aggressors) a pass and even requiring NOTHING from them, including the very things that could end the war — a ceasefire and releasing the hostages.You in post #29:
"ALL OF HAMAS’s ATTACKS have been against civilians".
Nahal Oz attack - Wikipedia
Seems like it wasn't a surprise to Hamas that this was a military base that contained IDF soldiers. This shows your statement quoted from post #29 is FALSE.
I already called Godwin’s law on another post, but it was in another thread so feel free to use it here.I’m sure you‘ll mention the nazi’s and Hitler next. But never mind “innocent“ Hamas.
All Hamas’s fault. All of it.You will probably call these pictures of Gaza as it is now "part of the information war". One is Gaza the other is Hiroshima. Which is which? (the hills give it away but what else?)
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Are those pictures part of the "information war" or do they show what Israel has done to Gaza and its people? Btw where have I described Hamas as "innocent"?I’m sure you‘ll mention the nazi’s and Hitler next. But never mind “innocent“ Hamas.
It's not a "moral superiority" to believe that telling the truth matters: that's basic Christian morality. You made a false statement in post #29 which ought to be corrected.I’m just really sick of the so-called (but non-existent)moral superiority of the left that holds Israel to an almost impossibly high standard during the war in which they are the victims while giving Hamas (the terrorist aggressors) a pass and even requiring NOTHING from them, including the very things that could end the war — a ceasefire and releasing the hostages.
It shows what Hamas has done to Gaza. All Hamas had to do was release the hostages and negotiate in good faith for a cease fire. But to you Hamas can do no wrong even though they ARE the terrorists.Are those pictures part of the "information war" or do they show what Israel has done to Gaza and its people?
So then tell the actual truth not what Hamas wants you to believe.It's not a "moral superiority" to believe that telling the truth matters: that's basic Christian morality.
Nobody said any such thing.It shows what Hamas has done to Gaza. All Hamas had to do was release the hostages and negotiate in good faith for a cease fire. But to you Hamas can do no wrong even though they ARE the terrorists.