During the Palestinian Arab Hamas attack on Israel of October 7th, 2023 it is estimated that 250 hostages were taken.
According to Wikipedia:
Not having anyone known to me being one of the hostages, I cannot therefore imagine clearly the suffering that the families of the hostages go through on a daily basis.
Why did Hamas take hostages and why have they continued to keep them captive?
I assume it is, to:
Obstruct the Israeli military response.
To cause the families of the hostages to campaign in manner such that the effect thereof is to make less effective or even curtail, the Israeli military response.
To cause dissension and discord within Israeli society.
I would hope that the families of the hostages will consider the following:
Do they want their understandable emotional pain to be inflicted again in the future by the Palestinian Arabs, on more Israeli families, or do they want the IDF to take such steps against the Palestinian Arabs, that the Palestinian Arabs' atrocities of October 7th 2023, should never be repeated?
Kibbutzm that were attacked on October 7th, 2023:
Nahal Aza,
Magen,
Be'eri,
Sufa.
It has been reported [France 24 English] that prior ot October 7th, 2023 many residents of these Kibbutzm were pro- "Palestinian" Arab [activists], some of whom would pick up Gaza "Palestinian" Arabs and take them to Israeli hospitals for treatment.
Is it really surprising therefore that the weekly demonstrations in Israel demand the end to the war in Gaza, in effect doing what Hamas seek?
According to Wikipedia:
Quote:''[...] As of 30 November 2023, the last day of the ceasefire, 105 civilian hostages had been released, which included 81 people from Israel, 23 Thais and one Filipino. As of January 2024, according to Israeli information, Hamas holds 108 hostages alive and 28 bodies. [...]'
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%...age_crisis
Not having anyone known to me being one of the hostages, I cannot therefore imagine clearly the suffering that the families of the hostages go through on a daily basis.
Why did Hamas take hostages and why have they continued to keep them captive?
I assume it is, to:
Obstruct the Israeli military response.
To cause the families of the hostages to campaign in manner such that the effect thereof is to make less effective or even curtail, the Israeli military response.
To cause dissension and discord within Israeli society.
I would hope that the families of the hostages will consider the following:
Do they want their understandable emotional pain to be inflicted again in the future by the Palestinian Arabs, on more Israeli families, or do they want the IDF to take such steps against the Palestinian Arabs, that the Palestinian Arabs' atrocities of October 7th 2023, should never be repeated?
Kibbutzm that were attacked on October 7th, 2023:
Nahal Aza,
Magen,
Be'eri,
Sufa.
It has been reported [France 24 English] that prior ot October 7th, 2023 many residents of these Kibbutzm were pro- "Palestinian" Arab [activists], some of whom would pick up Gaza "Palestinian" Arabs and take them to Israeli hospitals for treatment.
Quote:‘[…] she [Almog Holot] spent 12 hours gripping the handle of her safe room door in kibbutz Nirim as she, along with her mother and her children – then 6 and 8 years old – hid from Hamas militants, who threw grenades at their house, ransacked their home and terrorized their community.
Five people were killed and another five were kidnapped from Holot’s kibbutz on October 7, 2023, when Hamas and other militant groups launched a coordinated terror attack on Israeli communities and military posts, killing 1,200 and kidnapping 251 people. […]
Like many residents of kibbutzim – or communal settlements – located near the Gaza border, Holot says she holds left-leaning political views. And like many so-called [sic] kibbutzniks, she too believed in, and advocated for, peace with Palestinians. […]’
Extract source:
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/03/middl...ward-shift
Is it really surprising therefore that the weekly demonstrations in Israel demand the end to the war in Gaza, in effect doing what Hamas seek?