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Haven't the IDF killed almost 40k, half children, at this point?
Killing innocent people is wrong. So is kidnapping innocent people. Honest question, do you think those 200 would have died in the hostage rescue operation if there were no hostages? Also Hamas = Palestinian. Palestinian does not necessarily = Hamas. Depending on how you report it changes the situation significantly. Let’s rewrite the article headline with some reality baked in. Over 150 Hamas terrorists killed with historically low collateral based on the demographic of the area during daring rescue of innocent bystanders who were kidnapped by Hamas militants and Palestinian civilians during an invasion on oct 7
“Historically low collateral”.
Assuming there were 150 terrorists, 75% of those either killed or injured were civilians.
I mean, that’s still better ratios than the US in recent wars, but that’s not saying much.
It actually isn't. And just for a bit of perspective: In Afghanistan, a 20 year war, there about 46,000 civillian casualties. In Palestine the Israelis have killed 14,000 Children alone in less than a year.
Fair enough, looks like I was mistaken.
-over 50 civilians killed, over 400 civilians injured
-historically low collateral
Neat. Maybe you need to keep tweaking the reality a but because this reality still seems like IDF is doing what a fascist does best.
I thought the numbers were historically lower than when the US went into Afghanistan/Iraq?
If so, also bad. Don't use whataboutism to deflect the fact IDF have been killing civilians constantly for months with only harsh words to deter them.
Aren’t you using whataboutism to deflect from Hamas and Palestinian civilians killing Israeli civilians? That seems kind of bad to but you only want to talk about one side
Not at all. Also bad!
But this comment thread started with IDF, and you attempted to change the subject... that is whataboutism.
So because a conversation starts with a topic, no other topic especially ones that contradict the topics narrative are allowed to be talked about. Seems like a load of shit if you ask me. Although I’m not allowed to talk about that cause no one asked right
It didn't contradict though. That's the thing about whataboutism, there is no contradiction, just another subject used to distract from the conversation. You literally replied to the OP of this thread with a distraction in an attempt to lesson the severity of one group compared to the other.
Whataboutism tacitly concedes the substantive point @lazynooblet
For that, @SuckMyWang can be thanked
What you’re saying is if anyone ever says to you “don’t throw rocks in glass houses” you’re going to go on a rant about whataboutism and how it’s the inferior view point
The IDF has exterminated over 15,000 Palestinian children in order to affect the rescue of these few hostages. I don't know how those people are supposed to go on with their lives knowing that that was the price paid instead of just trading the Palestinian hostages in Israeli custody.
That’s a fair point. Was that an option? I thought the only conditions of release were a ceasefire?
My understanding is a hostage exchange was Hamas's original demand at the start of Operation Al-aqsa Flood and that it still stands. I don't think that can happen even as a practical matter without a ceasefire.
Interesting. I remember there being some cease fire but only a few hostages were released. I do remember hearing a mention that it may be part of Hamas’s strategy to very slowly release hostages and keep some as bargaining chips because once the hostages were free they wouldn’t be have any leverage. This would be in contrast to an offering a full swap from day one, I don’t feel like that would have been likely but happy to be wrong. I also wouldn’t consider a deal like releasing 5000 Hamas militants in exchange for 50 or even all of the hostages to be fair or even a path to peace. If Hamas militants were freed they would likely (based on doing so time and time again) continue firing rockets into Israel.
That is a gross mischaracterization. The 5200 Palestinians in Israeli captivity as of October 2023 included men, women, and children held under a variety of pretexts including prohibited speech.
Regardless, I hope you will agree that trading 5200 or so Palestinian captives of any type in exchange for all of the Israeli hostages is fairer than trading the lives of ~15,000 children for only some of the Israeli hostages.
Fuck you
I don’t understand? Aren’t Hamas made up of Palestinians?
Do you have no soul..? 😳
jewish/zionist extremist think Palestinians live have no value.
Nitpick but your use of the = sign is astonishing. If A = B then B = A.