Israel tells Hamas to accept ceasefire terms or risk new onslaught ‘in near future’

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Israel tells Hamas to accept ceasefire terms or risk new onslaught ‘in near future’
theguardian.com
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"Country threatens to kill civilians unless terrorists do as they say" Yeah, I'd say that's not gonna work, but the whole point of this ultimatum is to justify the slaughter of Palestinians.

In the long run it'll probably work out for Hamas too. Watching friends and family get murdered will probably radicalize a lot of folks and drive up recruitment.

In the long run it'll probably work out for Hamas too. Watching friends and family get murdered will probably radicalize a lot of folks and drive up recruitment.

Absolutely. The worse the atrocities of the fascist apartheid regime, the more influence and thus power Hamas gain.

This genocide is the perfect example of how the "war on terror" is inherently an unwinnable quagmire that ultimately results in nothing but further needless deaths and misery for innocent civilians.

Terrorists threaten to kill civilians unless country does what it says

Ftfy.

In a televised address, Benjamin Netanyahu once more rejected Hamas’s demands for a definitive end to the war in Gaza, saying that any permanent ceasefire would allow the group to remain in power and pose a continuing threat to Israel.

So they are saying it's genocide now, or genocide in a month. Not much of a choice.

The only difference between those two options is how much ammo Israel has at the ready. A month would be plenty of time to bolster that...