A propaganda line no one believes. Just are these people innocent of? A recent poll, taken during the pause to exchanges hostages, showed 72% if Palestinians support the Oct 7 attack, meaning they support the rape, torture and murder of Israeli civilians, so while many of the so called Palestinians may fairly be called noncombatants, few can be called innocent.
Survey of 1,231 Palestinians, conducted largely during recent truce, shows 44% in West Bank support Hamas, up from 12% in September, while 42% in Gaza back group, rising from 38%
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