The brutal action by Hamas against the six hostages has gotten what Hamas wanted…
A Blow Back action agains the Israeli Government whihc has turned it’s back on letting the lives of th haostage be leveraged against them…
There are NO Good Guys in this….
There ARE senseless lost lives…..
How long and many lives will be lost in this?
Update Below on Harris thinking of reviewing US/Israeli Policy with Israel….
Israelis reacted with shock and fury Sunday after the bodies of six more hostages were recovered by the military from Gaza, with Israeli authorities saying they were killed by their captors in recent days.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters took part in nationwide demonstrations Sunday night, and Israel’s largest labor union called for a general strike Monday — threatening to shut down the country until Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to a deal with Hamas to return the remaining captives….
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Hamas is still holding 97 hostages, including two children under the age of 5. Of those, 33 have already been declared dead by Israeli authorities. Over nearly 11 months of agonizing uncertainty, many of the hostage families have accused Netanyahu of prioritizing his political survival over a deal that would bring their loved ones home, and on Sunday they demanded he address the nation.
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The Israeli military blamed Hamas for the killings, and the raw responses to their deaths put into focus the stark divisions within Israel over the war….
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Both Israel and Hamas have been blamed at times for obstructing progress toward a cease-fire, but Mr. Netanyahu’s decision to set new conditions in July raised questions about whether the Israeli prime minister was truly interested in a deal.
Hamas, for its part, has requested its own extensive revisions throughout the process and has refused any truce that would see it give up overall power in Gaza. It has also defied international calls to release the hostages unconditionally.
Mr. Netanyahu spoke with the parents of one of the six hostages found dead, Alexander Lobanov, on Sunday, according to his office. It said in a statement that Mr. Netanyahu had apologized to the family and asked for “forgiveness for not succeeding in bringing” their son back alive….
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By Sunday evening, protests were being organized and held across the country. Israel’s largest labor union declared that a “complete strike” would begin on Monday morning, a dramatic reflection of the anger that has been growing among advocates for the hostages and Mr. Netanyahu’s political opposition.
“For 11 months, the government of Israel led by Netanyahu failed to do what is expected of a government — to bring its sons and daughters home,” a group representing the families of hostages said in a statement. “Netanyahu: Enough of the excuses. Enough of the spin. Enough of the abandonment.”…
Harris Update….
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday said Vice President Harris’s team has suggested a greater willingness to look into “a new direction” on the U.S.’s policy on Israel and bringing the country’s war with Hamas to an end.
“I’ve been pushing her [Harris] to support the enforcement of U.S. law. That is what the enforcement of the Leahy Law and our security laws require, that we don’t have unconditional aid. This isn’t unprecedented,” Khanna said on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” in reference to former President Reagan’s halt in aid to Israel in the wake of Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon.
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Khanna was responding to a Washington Post report on Saturday that Harris “would probably conduct a full analysis of U.S.-Israel policy to determine what is working and what is not,” citing several people familiar with her thinking. The Post said Harris could be more open to “imposing conditions on some aid to Israel,” which President Biden has not done during the months-long war.
When asked if Harris has expressed openness about conditioning aid directly to Khanna, he said, “No. I will leave that for the Vice President to articulate.”
“But what she has — her team has expressed openness is to a new direction…