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10. You don't think Hamas kidnapped these people

Sun Nov 26, 2023, 09:35 PM

Nov 2023

From their homes to use as bargaining chips? Why do you think they seized these civilians then?

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'Hunger, desperation, and destruction': UN team on northern Gaza [View all] Donkees Nov 2023 OP

Al Jazeera is a Hamas propaganda arm. nt LexVegas Nov 2023 #1

you dispute the content of this video then nt msongs Nov 2023 #2

Al Jazeera-speak for "hostage". lapucelle Nov 2023 #4

I feel that the word 'captive' is ... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #5

Oh let me help! I have a dictionary handy! lapucelle Nov 2023 #6

Yes, thanks!... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #7

"Hamas didn't take [the hostages] to use in making any demands." lapucelle Nov 2023 #8

I don't understand this response. Think. Again. Nov 2023 #9

Civilians are not prisoners of war. nt yagotme Nov 2023 #13

The definition supplied by the post I responded to... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #21

You don't think Hamas kidnapped these people TexasDem69 Nov 2023 #10

They were "taken and held as or as if a prisoner of war"? Think. Again. Nov 2023 #12

No, no demands, only getting a 3-1 exchange rate for them... nt yagotme Nov 2023 #14

If the exchange had been initially demanded by hamas... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #19

Searched several spots, this is the best detailed account I can find: yagotme Nov 2023 #26

Thanks for sharing that... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #28

YW nt yagotme Nov 2023 #29

A 10 month old baby is not a POW pinkstarburst Nov 2023 #18

STOP. Think. Again. Nov 2023 #20

Yep Goddessartist Nov 2023 #27

Update: Aid trucks now getting through Israeli checkpoint ... Donkees Nov 2023 #17

Why would Hamas do this to their own people? Bonx Nov 2023 #16

hamas has been working against the well-being of Gazans... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #22

Ceasefire NOW LiberaBlueDem Nov 2023 #24