Well, I’m glad she’s home and safe now and that her story is more positive than others in her position.
An investigation by the Israeli military has found that the actions of their forces on the ground likely influenced the killing of six hostages in Gaza in August by Hamas.
It said the "ground activities in the area, although gradual and cautious, had a circumstantial influence on the terrorists' decision to murder the six hostages".
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The probe also found that the IDF soldiers were unaware of the hostages' presence when they began their operation in the Rafah area. The hostages' bodies were later recovered.
The killings sparked anger in Israel, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets demanding the government reach a ceasefire deal.
In late August, the Israeli troops found the bodies in an underground shaft in the Tal al-Sultan area of Rafah. The military said they were killed just before the soldiers reached them….because…(?)
1) The hostages were a threat to Hamas?
2) The hostages where Zionists or had Zionist tendencies?
3) The hostages lives weren’t worth a positive news story of Israel recovering six (or a portion of the six) hostages alive?
4) The hostages, & their potential rescuers, lived between a river & a sea?
View attachment 264315) That Israeli hostages are only valuable to be kept alive if they can be part of a cease-fire/rearming negotiation, but have zero value if rescued?
5) That Israeli hostages are only valuable to be kept alive if they can be part of a cease-fire/rearming negotiation, but have zero value if rescued?
…Expecting no response from Israel while fighting an asymmetric urban tunnel warfare hit&run attacks from inside & beneath the Gazan non-terrorist population?en.wikipedia.org
