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Or maybe Israel over-reacted by declaring war?A lot of people believe Hamas is thinking about getting as many Palestinians killed as possible, trying to make Israel look like the agressors.
If Netanyahu sends attacks with his own civilians in harm’s way, maybe he is the monster thatDoes Hamas think Israel will not be coming because they have hostages':
Netanyahu says defeating Hamas principal objective - but pressure growing on hostages
Anyone expecting to hear an offer from Israel’s prime minister to pause his military’s assault on Gaza in order to secure the release of hostages will have been disappointed.
Benjamin Netanyahu cast this battle in the broadest context: a 3,000 year old battle for Jewish survival.
Israel, he said, had to prevail. Defeating Hamas was his principal objective. Securing the release of hostages was a secondary objective.
He was speaking just a short time after meeting the relatives of Israelis being held hostage by Hamas. They’re deeply apprehensive and want assurances that Israel’s military operations, which stepped up a gear 24 hours ago, won’t prove to be a death sentence for their loved ones.
But the prime minister, who said that his heart broke when he met the families, said there was “no contradiction” between defeating Hamas and bringing the hostages home.
In a further indication of his government’s strategy, the defence minister, Yoav Gallant, said “the more we hit out at [Hamas], we know that they will be willing to come to some kind of agreement, and we will be able to bring our dearly beloved hostages home.”
You do not understand. To Hamas, Israel is the monster. It does not see Netanyahu alone is the monster. To them all of Jews are the monsters and must be eradicated. It does not matter who Israel's prime minister is.If Netanyahu sends attacks with his own civilians in harm’s way, maybe he is the monster that
Hamas has been telling us he is?
Israel is standing in the way of Islamic domination of the western countries. If they can eliminate Israel, they will attack the western democracies one by one until they have achieved their world-wide purpose. No one will be safe, even in the United States. If Israel goes, the day will come when they will invade your city or town and come after you and your family.I suspect that Hamas were looking to force Israel into attacking Gaza. That will inevitably lead to civilian casualties, which they hope will drive recruitment and isolate Israel on the world stage. Hamas does not care about Gaza or its inhabitants, outside of their potential as recruits. Their one and only goal is the destruction of Israel, and they're willing to do - and try - anything to achieve it.
Yes.Is this the kind of news reports Hamas wanted:
No it's not easy to see a reason that Putin/Russia keep doing a terrorist attacks against Ukraine. People need to stop trying to defend Putin/Russia for being a terrorist. I say the same about Hamas. No he didn't think about the people he should be protecting.Israel-Hamas War: What You Need To Know
Israel is fighting a seven front war against the Iranian regime and its terror proxies Hamas, Houthis, Hezbollah, and more. Israel launched Operation Rising Lion on June 12, 2025 to prevent the imminent and existential threat of a nuclear Iran. Israel is striking nuclear, military, and other...www.ajc.org
IT is easy to understand the rationale Russia used to attack Ukraine. Something like "This will be as easy as taking candy from a baby - just like when we took Crimea". Even the allies of Ukraine in the West saw no real way out for Ukraine. Everyone was thinking it was yet another "take candy from a baby" scenario for Russia. (Thank God it blew up in their faces).
But what about Hamas' attack on Israel?? That is closer to "stand behind a baby and then shoot at a tank with a pistol". Just exactly what did they "HOPE" would happen?
1. IT is clear they never imagined that 2500 rockets would wipe out the entire nation of Israel.
2. IT is clear they knew that this would get GAZA leveled.
3. IT is clear that they knew it would mean that millions of people in Gaza would have to flee.
So what did they hope to get for it??. Some people killed in Israel and millions forced to escape from Gaza? How would that help Hamas? Was Hamas upset that Hamas members were not being killed in large enough numbers? Were they thinking that people in GAZA should have much worse living conditions?
As much as I don't like what Russia did -- at least I can see that they had some logic in place while they attempted that sort of crime. But Hamas' seems to be too anxious to shoot themselves in the foot just for the sake of the humiliation and loss. What is the point in that??
No this has been a long time coming. What Hamas did finally tipped it over the edge. Hamas has been killing Jews for years now.Or maybe Israel over-reacted by declaring war?
Israel has been allowing Jewish settlers to build communities in Occupied Territory, (though not in Gaza).No this has been a long time coming. What Hamas did finally tipped it over the edge. Hamas has been killing Jews for years now.
And yet it was Gaza and Hamas that has been attacking them. And it was Hamas and Gaza that attacked on October 7.Israel has been allowing Jewish settlers to build communities in Occupied Territory, (though not in Gaza).
Remember though, that Gaza and the West Bank are the same “country”. Gaza’s more difficult to control because it has a coastline. The West Bank is encompassed by Israel.
And the the West Bank is governed by the PA. So no it's not the same "country". There is no country of Palestine.Israel has been allowing Jewish settlers to build communities in Occupied Territory, (though not in Gaza).
Remember though, that Gaza and the West Bank are the same “country”. Gaza’s more difficult to control because it has a coastline. The West Bank is encompassed by Israel.
They are “one people” separated by another Nation.And yet it was Gaza and Hamas that has been attacking them. And it was Hamas and Gaza that attacked on October 7.
QFT!And the the West Bank is governed by the PA. So no it's not the same "country". There is no country of Palestine.
They are not. They are descendants of Ishmael, Esau, and Keturah.They are “one people” separated by another Nation.
They are ArabsThey are “one people” separated by another Nation.
No, that is what Hamas does.If Netanyahu sends attacks with his own civilians in harm’s way, maybe he is the monster that
Hamas has been telling us he is?
But what about Hamas' attack on Israel?? That is closer to "stand behind a baby and then shoot at a tank with a pistol". Just exactly what did they "HOPE" would happen?
So they knew that "response" from Israel was going to kill Palestinians - but to Hamas the death of Palestinians means nothing - the real point is getting everyone angry and at war.It was necessary to “change the entire equation and not just have a clash,” Khalil al-Hayya, a member of Hamas’s top leadership body, told The New York Times in Doha, Qatar. “We succeeded in putting the Palestinian issue back on the table, and now no one in the region is experiencing calm.”
The same entity that wants to eliminate the Jews.What entity since the dawn of time on Earth has had that same "please be angry and at war" game plan?
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