Israel believes only 60 to 70 Israeli hostages in Gaza are alive out of the 134 people and bodies that are being held in the Strip as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sabotaging chances for a hostage deal with Hamas, Haaretz reported on Thursday.
The Israeli military previously confirmed at least 36 of the hostages had been killed, including some who died on October 7. A source told Haaretz that now, only 60 or 70 are still alive and warned the number may be lower.
“I hope I’m mistaken, but the number may even be lower,” the source said. The circumstances of their deaths are unclear, but it’s likely they were killed by the Israeli bombing campaign or died due to starvation and disease caused by the siege.
Some freed Israeli hostages have said their primary fear while being held in Gaza was being killed by Israel’s relentless bombing campaign. In December, Israeli troops gunned down three Israeli hostages who were shirtless and waving a white flag in Gaza City.
The mother of an Israeli who died in Gaza has alleged her son was killed by poison gas Israel pumped into the tunnels underneath the Strip, citing a toxicology report. Israeli media has reported that Israel’s military is aware that bombing the tunnels could create toxic gases, such as carbon monoxide, which risks killing captive Israelis.
The news of the estimate that only 60 or 70 hostages remain alive comes as family members of Israelis being held in Gaza are increasing the pressure on Netanyahu to reach a deal.
“Prime Minister Netanyahu, the responsibility to bring our sons home is yours. At the request of the state and the security forces we stayed silent until today. They scared us,” one family member said ahead of a meeting with Netanyahu, according to The Cradle. “Today, we understand that as the number of days of silence grows, the number of boys who return home alive decreases.”
Senior Israeli officers working for Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon, one of Israel’s negotiators, told Haaretz that Netanyahu has been purposely stalling negotiations with Hamas. “There are increasing signs that he’s doing almost everything possible to postpone, delay and ruin the chance of a deal to release the hostages in exchange for terrorists,” one source said.
One example of Netanyahu’s obstruction of a deal is his talk of killing senior Hamas officials, including the group’s leader, Yahya Sinwar. Israeli officials believe that if Sinwar is taken out, Israel may find itself without anyone capable of negotiating for Hamas.
Everything just seems bro get worse & worse the longer this ordeal drags on…!!!!!
Netanyahu benefits by dragging the ordeal on. When the ordeal is over, the Israelis will hold an election, and almost certainly vote Netanyahu out of office. Thus, no hostage deal, or any other kind of a deal.
So what kind of leader would the Israeli elect that is any better than Netanyahu? Corruption and an abrasive personality are perhaps not the main flaws of a genocidal butcher. And Netanyahu is a symptom of the problem, not the problem. The problem is Zionism. It is not solvable with a few rounds of musical chairs in the Knesset.
So what kind of leader would the Israeli elect?.. A new mask for the same face.
The Zionists must be eliminated, the state of Israel must be demilitarized and the nation must be reeducated.
The young Israeli IDF people are real sadistic monsters without a moral conscience. There is no future with such people.
According to Miko Peled, son of an Israeli general, the indoctrination begins very early. Israeli children are taught very early to think of Palestinians as being less than human.
And we can see the results in the IDF scum bags, the future Israeli leadership.
So,the Hamas rape gangs are not scumbags?
Debunked.
Just as young Palestinians are taught hate.
If you were a prisoner in a concentration camp, wouldn’t you be just a little angry, perhaps moved to hate the people responsible.
The Palestinians are the victims of European and Islamic antisemitism,which forced people to leave their homes and create israel.
Back to the standard answer when it’s impossible to refute what someone says. It’s Europe’s fault. There would have been no concentration camp called Gaza otherwise. Same with the ongoing genocide. Someone else made Israel do it. But THEY did it.
With 68% of the Israeli population all in on more killing of Palestinians, more lands stolen, it does not matter who the face is.
where did you get that statistic from?
Read Haaretz. t’selem.
The palestinian view has also shifted and hardened.
Geez, I wonder why.
The problem in the U.S. is similar. The U.S. is ruled by a callous, heartless oligarchy, seeking more “interests” directly or by proxy. Your “musical chairs” comment is dead on, and is applicable to the U.S. We, dumb voters all, are taught (brainwashed) to believe that our vote matters, that the people we vote in to “represent” us will do what is right. It is the “plate of sh*t” Nina Turner described it perfectly to us. We have been eating sh*t for a long, long time.
Agreed. There is no prospect of anything resembling a peace candidate emerging in Israeli politics.
The history of Israel is history of the Israelis choosing to ride ride the tiger. In this case, the tiger is the Palestinians. The thing about riding the tiger is that you can’t get off unless you kill the tiger. The Israelis are driven to kill the tiger.
That said, Netanyahu has some legal problems that make him particularly prone to warmongering with everybody.
Jewish pacifists were wiped out literally and ideologically by Hamas on Oct 7.
Literally? ALL the pacifists were gathered at the music festival? The music festival that the IDF failed to give a heads up about a possible attack to the organizer of the festival and were allowed to be used as human shields?
Zionism is life and liberation to the Jewish people. No one wanted Jewish refugees from WW II. Sephardic Jews were tired of living as non-citizens in the lands of their birth. H
Zionism was nurtured by antisemitism.
Zionism is national liberation that provided homes for battered refugees.Very Very very goooood.
The hostages were of no concern for Bibi. They are still of no concern for Bibi. It will eventually be confirmed that he and his cohorts knew of the plans for the attack on 7Oct, everything, then having the IDF stand down at a critical moment. Evil. Bibi is that evil that he would do anything to stay out of jail. As the “final solution” rolls on, there are comparisons that can be made to another time, another place(s). From occupied Palestine: https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2010/12/26/hashoah-vs-al-nakba/
Note – the remaining prisioners held in Gaza are IDF or settler paramilitaries – POW is the best description. Apparently around 70 Israeli POWs have been killed by the IDF to date.
That’s in addition to the 400+ Israelis massacred by the IDF Hannibal Directive on 7.Oct
Plenty of civilians are still held in Hamas bowels. Blaming the victims.
“Blaming the victims.”
Pot, meet Kettle.
Your last sentence is pure nonsense.
The number might not be known but there is little doubt that Israeli tank and helicopter fire were responsible for Israeli deaths.
New evidence that IDF shelled Israeli citizens on Oct. 7, killing over a hundred
https://middleeastobserver.org/2023/10/29/new-evidence-that-idf-shelled-israeli-citizens-on-oct-7-killing-over-a-
Israel showed how it feels about Israeli hostages on October 7 when it opened fire on everyone! Simply put, Israel’s actions since October 7 are exactly what they were ON October 7! Hamas did not murder 1200 Israelis, or behead babies, or rape women on O7! What you’re seeing in Gaza- a total set aside of basic human decency- is what Israel has ALWAYS displayed in its dealings with Palestinians!
there aren’t any hostages.
“by deception, thou shalt do war”
….. IDF motto
Well said and spot on.
They’re burn’t offerings – “holocaust” to the God of War.. The right reverend Benjamin Netanyahu performing the ritual.
Looking at the US Media and News, does it seem to you that we’re all getting dumber everyday? It’s just me who is getting dumber? …Yes. You are correct. Dumber than the Middle Ages.
Time for Israel to surrender. 🏳️
Time for Russia to get out of Ukraine.
Time for NATO yo get out of Europe.
NATO is Europe.
Less than half.
I doubt even that many are alive.
Bombed, gassed, drowned with sea water. Connor Freeman was a guest on Judging Freedom, with Judge Napitolano. On the show he said that the Israeli Zionist reaction of the attack on 7Oct was instrumental in that the mask of what the Zionist leadership in Israel is was pulled back for all the world to see. The sad thing is the indifference by other countries.
I don’t think there’s a lot of “indifference,” nor is there a groundswell, each country has risks to consider, what retaliation Israel/US can levy against them.
The US is going after SA, who’s exports to the US last year was >$800B. https://mg.co.za/politics/2024-02-10-breaking-us-congress-introduces-bill-to-review-relations-with-south-africa-following-politically-motivated-icj-case/
It’s funny how Zionist influence in the US is now a mainstream “conspiracy theory.” For years, the idea that a small group could have influence was taboo.
Well, then they need to go after the other 190 countries that oppose the genocide.
I think you misunderstood my point, or I misunderstood yours? Did you follow the link?
Who? are you suggesting needs to after the “other 190 countries that oppose genocide”? And for what? Their opposition to the “plausible” genocide Israel is accused of?
I hadn’t read the article, now that I have my opinion of the US proposal is even worse. Who are we to tell the South African government what relations they’re allowed to have with other countries, whose loans they can accept, whose weapons they’re permitted to buy, or whether they have the right to complain about genocide or not? In spite of the opinion of Foggy Bottom and a disappointing number of other regular Americans we do **NOT** rule the world and South Africa has every right to tell us to piss up a rope.
My point was that only the US and Israel think that deliberately starving two million people to death is just fine and dandy, the entire rest of the world are horrified at our active support of the worst crime against humanity since Rwanda.
The rest of the world is indeed with SA/ANC continuing to demonstrate the legacy of integrity & courage Nelson Mandala set. 1990 US sanctions on apartheid SA, passed over Reagan’s veto, were in congress for a continuance vote. With that at risk this is what Nelson Mandala told the US about their respective “enemies”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RTNMjG91Oc
Let Hamas return all the hostages at once,in return for Palestinians hostages, or bomb some more.
“Bomb some more” has already been promised by Netanyahu regardless of if the Israeli hostages are released. And any Palestinian hostages released will be replaced with even more Palestinian hostages as we have already seen.
And tens of thousands of Israelis are right now marching to replace him-could anyone in Gaza dare oppose Hamas?
What the fuck does that have to do with anything I said? And the Israeli’s support Netanyahu when it comes to how he is conducting this
wargenocide.Women raped to death.
Debunked.
Believe what you want. Are you an eyewitness? Have you done forensic analysis?
If you’re going to spout bullshit it would be you that would have to prove what you said to be true. Show me the proof that ONE woman was RAPED TO DEATH or shut your fucking hasbara troll mouth.
The good old days when Jews could be slaughtered c/o response are gone.
Starved. No food and water for anyone.
Yes. And Israel knows this if you and I know this.
The circumstances of their deaths are unclear, but it’s likely they were killed by the Israeli bombing campaign or died due to starvation and disease caused by the siege.
And people commenting here have been saying that for months. It’s not like Israel can even pretend to not know. They are just that ruthless.
The Palestinians can’t feed their babies, why should they care about Israeli hostages. Palestinians are human beings regardless of what the dehumanized Zionist animals say.
Did it occur to you that just perhaps,Israelis are also human beings?
No, homicidal maniacs are not “also human beings.”
By definition,they are. Do you condemn every Russian citizen for Putin’s actions?
Seeking to release innocent captives is quite sane,moral, and quite quite BRAVE.
There is nothing brave among the 85% of Israeli citizens who demand this homicidal rampage, demanding ethnic cleansing by genocide.
Their grandparents suffered that at the hands of others, who also were not brave.
Hams is to blames-starting this war. People are demanding that captives be released-very normal and just.
And yet they block the very aid that can feed those Palestinian babies that Lysistrata mentioned.
Hamas is blocking that aid,stealing what does get,refusing to release hostages.
roughly 100 to 120 trucks were entering Gaza per day — about half the number able to be processed by Israel, and a fraction of prewar levels. In recent days, the number of aid trucks ticked up to around 190. (Aid agencies and the U.N. say Gaza needs between 500 and 600 trucks a day carrying both humanitarian aid and commercial goods.)
And those 500 to 600 would put the Gazans back to pre-genocide levels which means they really need many more than those 500 or 600 hundred. Parts of Gaza were already “food insecure” BEFORE the slaughter started and 96% of their water was contaminated. So even if your hasbara bullshit were true, it would still mean starvation. And speaking of the hostages, how much food do you think they’re receiving? Of course, you, like the Israeli government, don’t really give a shit about them.
suggestion: hasbara bullshit –> hubristic hasbara horseshit
… from a big fan of alliterative verse 🙂 otherwise, I’m in avidly absolute agreement
Much better.
Peace is profitable, for everyone. Make the holy land peaceful and everyone is happy. Not a magic puzzle, just good old fashioned logic. Put the holy back into play and have a happy day, as Peace is best.
When dealing with Netanyahu, you are dealing with the Devil, there is no such thing as a hostage. All humans are expendable, a sacrifice to their cause, one exception would be their cowardly children, hiding in Florida.
And when dealing with Hamas, exactly what are you dealing with?
I noticed you didn’t disagree with what she said. Because you can’t.
With the fantasy elimination of Hamas, Israel would get Zero out of 134 Hostages still alive in Gaza…!
changing the subject!
my wife asked me whom women i find attractive =
i said here is one = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzFnYcIqj6I
she said “wait she looks nothing like me!”
i said, right then. let’s stop pretending that i look like Patrick Swayzee.
you can’t make this sh*t up.
what
Love her song with Aretha Franklin…!