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28. Thanks for sharing that...

Tue Nov 28, 2023, 09:46 AM

Nov 2023

...from that account, it seems that both sides were reluctant to do any kind of deal and that it was really the Biden team that got it all together.

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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