Hamas has indicated it is currently unable to identify and track down 40 Israeli hostages needed for the first phase of a ceasefire deal, according to an Israeli official and a source familiar with the discussions, raising fears that more hostages may be dead than are publicly known.
  • Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    942·
    9 months ago

    What is amazing is that there are some that are ever ready to quote numbers given by Hamas, when they can’t even track 40 hostages.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      335·
      9 months ago

      CNN’s record of the conditions of the hostages also suggests there are fewer than 40 living hostages who meet the proposed criteria.

      So…

      Even the source of the article you posted is wrong?

      Did you even read the article or just the headline?

      • Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        435·
        9 months ago

        The look of a poker player that ran out of chips…

        They’ve found bodies of hostages all the time. One just yesterday. I suppose you could do some math to estimate probability of who is living. Only Hamas would know,except they claim not to.

        • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
          165·
          9 months ago

          They’re saying less than 40…

          Which is what CNN is saying…

          The only one saying more is Israel, and how the hell would they know when they’ve spent 6 months flattening everything?

          Do you think they know when they blow up and kill Israelis?

          Like, you think they’re going in and sorting thru the rubble to check?

          There’s no logical reason Israel would have any idea.

          Like, you’ve been saying we need to listen to Israel’s numbers. You’re still saying we have to…

          And then this:

          Only Hamas would know,except they claim not to.

          There’s no logical consistency, you’re claiming two opposite things at the same time

        • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
          42·
          9 months ago

          The look of a poker player that ran out of chips…

          Hamas made a statement like 1-2 months ago that said roughly said “If israel knew where the hostages were they would kill them all”

          You are endorsing israel doing exactly that.

          • WamGamsEnglish
            31·
            9 months ago

            Ahh, yes, they aren’t even hostages. hamas took them so they would be protected from Israel.

            So would the argument then be if Hamas kidnaps all Israelis, Israelis would be better protected?

            • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
              22·
              9 months ago

              The argument is that israel is intentionally killing kidnapped israelis to remove leverage Hamas has over israel. And that he was endorsing israel doing that.

              Hamas kidnapping all israelis would mean the IDF (somehow not being kidnapped) would try to kill all israels. Not sure how that makes them safer.

              • WamGamsEnglish
                3·
                9 months ago

                Okay. I just had never heard it suggested that it is actually Hamas keeping Israelis safe. Wanted to clarify I wasn’t misunderstanding.