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Why the Ceasefire in Gaza Collapsed:
Hamas Refused to Release the Remaining Women Hostages
6 Dec 2023 ~~ By John Sexton
Last Thursday a temporary pause or ceasefire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas was extended for another 24 hours. But even as that happened it seemed Hamas was eager to resume hostilities. Two Hamas militants drove to a bus station in Jerusalem and opened fire on a group of civilians, killing three people. The shooters, who were brothers with a long history of Hamas affiliation, were both killed at the scene. But Hamas claimed credit for the attack and openly celebrated it.
Hamas also launched rockets at Israel that day and by Friday Israel announced the ceasefire was over and IDF attacks in Gaza would resume.
But it turns out the attack at the bus stop and the rocket attacks werenāt the only reason the ceasefire collapsed. There was something going on behind the scenes as well. The basic agreement underlying the ceasefire was that Israel would allow humanitarian aid into Gaza so long as Hamas continued to release Israeli hostages, specifically women and children. And for a few days Hamas was doing that but then they tried changing the deal with no clear explanation.
This raises an obvious question: Why didnāt Hamas just stick to the deal? All they had to do was keep releasing the women hostages and the ceasefire would have continued. At this point the leading guess inside the Israeli government, and itās speculation the White House agrees is plausible, is that Hamas isnāt releasing the remaining women because they donāt want them to talk.
Hamas can justify the murder of Israeli civilians but rape is prohibited by their religion. This is why they are pushing back so hard on the allegations of rape that have appeared in the media this week.
Maybe the statements in this story are intended as a pointed message, a kind of dare designed to force Hamas to release the remaining women hostages to prove they havenāt been sexually abused. For the sake of the women involved I hope thatās the case but at this point thereās no real reason to give Hamas the benefit of the doubt.
Commentary:
To allow slaughter of unarmed people in their homes but then worry about their reputations as fine Muslims if they are caught raping women is not far off the mark..
Hamas is playing a media and perception game. The fact that the terrorists were raping their hostages would be a loser in the eyes of the media.
Hamas knows they have no chance in the fight and even Iran will not accept the Palestinian immigrants.
We do know that at least one hostage was murdered after she was raped numerous times and then thrown in the back of a pick up truck.
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Hamas Refused to Release the Remaining Women Hostages
Last Thursday a temporary pause or ceasefire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas was extended for another 24 hours. But even as that happened it seemed Hamas was eager to resume hostilities. Two Hamas militants drove to a bus station in Jerusalem and opened fire on a group of civilians, killing three people. The shooters, who were brothers with a long history of Hamas affiliation, were both killed at the scene. But Hamas claimed credit for the attack and openly celebrated it.
Hamas also launched rockets at Israel that day and by Friday Israel announced the ceasefire was over and IDF attacks in Gaza would resume.
But it turns out the attack at the bus stop and the rocket attacks werenāt the only reason the ceasefire collapsed. There was something going on behind the scenes as well. The basic agreement underlying the ceasefire was that Israel would allow humanitarian aid into Gaza so long as Hamas continued to release Israeli hostages, specifically women and children. And for a few days Hamas was doing that but then they tried changing the deal with no clear explanation.
This raises an obvious question: Why didnāt Hamas just stick to the deal? All they had to do was keep releasing the women hostages and the ceasefire would have continued. At this point the leading guess inside the Israeli government, and itās speculation the White House agrees is plausible, is that Hamas isnāt releasing the remaining women because they donāt want them to talk.
Hamas can justify the murder of Israeli civilians but rape is prohibited by their religion. This is why they are pushing back so hard on the allegations of rape that have appeared in the media this week.
Maybe the statements in this story are intended as a pointed message, a kind of dare designed to force Hamas to release the remaining women hostages to prove they havenāt been sexually abused. For the sake of the women involved I hope thatās the case but at this point thereās no real reason to give Hamas the benefit of the doubt.
Commentary:
To allow slaughter of unarmed people in their homes but then worry about their reputations as fine Muslims if they are caught raping women is not far off the mark..
Hamas is playing a media and perception game. The fact that the terrorists were raping their hostages would be a loser in the eyes of the media.
Hamas knows they have no chance in the fight and even Iran will not accept the Palestinian immigrants.
We do know that at least one hostage was murdered after she was raped numerous times and then thrown in the back of a pick up truck.
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