Bkk Brian

That said, the demand for the ceasefire is not contingent on the release of the hostages. The demand to release the hostages is also not contingent on a ceasefire, you forgot that bit

Perhaps he would rather discuss how it's stalemate and Ukraine is losing. Go on then, why don't you kick that off with me rather than talking about me in the third person?

LOL. What "daily events" are you referring to? So few posts on here about it that one wonders if it has ended already. You obviously don't read the daily updates posted diligently by @Mavideol and others. Why do you find that so funny? Is it because 2 years ago you thought this topic would not run for very long.

Yes of course you'd go with the Russian option. In the real world everybody else knows that terrorists should not be rewarded. The ceasefire ordered is for the current period left of Ramadan about 2 weeks, plenty of time to surge humanitarian aid around and release all hostages. Like you, Hamas don't seem to get this either, they've welcomed the resolution in one breath and then make a completely contradictory statement, They were ordered to release immediately with no pre conditions but said: "Hamas welcomed the Security Council resolution, saying in a statement that it "affirms readiness to engage in immediate prisoner swaps on both sides." Reuters no paywall

UN Security Council passes resolutions on immediate ceasefire for the remainder of Ramadan and the immediate release of all hostages. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the resolution "must be implemented" to secure a ceasefire and the "immediate and unconditional release of all hostages". UNSC passes resolutions ‘an immediate ceasefire’ 'unconditional release of hostages' In the Security Council vote on Monday, the US abstained, while the remaining 14 members voted in favour. The US had previously blocked resolutions calling for a ceasefire, saying such a move would be wrong while delicate negotiations for a truce and hostage releases were continuing between Israel and Hamas. https://aseannow.com/topic/1323270-unsc-passes-resolutions-‘an-immediate-ceasefire’-unconditional-release-of-hostages

You suggesting what he should have done shows your desperation. What this leads you to think I care not. I do care about credible reports. This is not one of those by a long way.

Well if you don't doubt the veracity of The Brig Gen He also said "This is absolutely disconnected from reality." Do you know who this official was, her name? Do you know who told her this? Were they credible? Was it a Hamas reporter straight from the tunnels? Unverified propaganda is all it is without named people and credible witnesses.

That is zero to do with the linked post you responded to and is an unverified claim, no named US official only a female official, holder of the Israeli-Palestinian portfolio at the State Department and as IDF Brig.-Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi who is the one who reported on this said: "This is absolutely disconnected from reality."

Some more on this Hamas, Al Jazeera admit: Story of IDF rapes in Gaza hospital fabricated Although the Qatari mouthpiece has yet to officially refer to the retraction, all content related to the allegation has been deleted. After more than 24 hours of letting the story run freely, Qatari mouthpiece Al Jazeera deleted the page featuring their former story, which accused Israeli soldiers of allegedly perpetrating rape against women during the IDF’s latest excursion against Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists who barricaded themselves inside the former hospital-cum-terror headquarters at Shifa Hospital. https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-793560

6 weeks first stage then possible extension based on further discussions

In what way? A throw away comment means nothing

Are you telling me there's never been any series of events that has caused a loss of Jewish life more than 1,200 since WWII? That's hard for me to believe. Yes I am telling you that, its a fact I don't care if you believe it or not. Hamas would have preferred much more though Worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust still not enough for some

Well, I don't know about the numbers and how they compare with other massacres of Jews The Jews do, that's why they will not let this happen again, no circles here It was the worst atrocity committed against the Jewish people in a single day since the Holocaust https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/01/26/statement-from-president-joe-biden-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-statement-2024/

No, Oct 7th was the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Israel will not let this happen again. You are dreaming

That makes no sense, only a court can decide once all evidence is reviewed. Fact Whistleblower from Human Rights Watch: “HRW has so little credibility for most Israelis they do not even trust it with their corpses“ When I joined Human Rights Watch over 13 years ago as senior editor, I did so with years of experience in journalism covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and time in academia. But as the organization grew and its composition shifted, so too did the focus, tone, and framing of its Israel-Palestine work. Following the Hamas massacres in Israel on October 7, years of institutional creep culminated in organizational responses that shattered professionalism, abandoned principles of accuracy and fairness, and surrendered its duty to stand for the human rights of all. https://unwatch.org/whistleblower-from-human-rights-watch-hrw-has-so-little-credibility-for-most-israelis-they-do-not-even-trust-it-with-their-corpses/

I don't even know what you're talking about. whatever

Deflection, there is no rule on the numbers for proportionality, only a court can decide after looking at the evidence of each case. HRW’s Demonization, BDS, and Downplaying Antisemitism Examining the Human Rights Watch Agenda Following the Hamas Pogrom Part 2 https://www.ngo-monitor.org/reports/hrws-demonization-bds-and-downplaying-antisemitism/

Opinion written by Robert Inlakesh who was today spreading false claims of IDF mass raping civilians at Shifa hospital that have even now been debunked by Al Jazeera after they were also spreading them

To comply with international humanitarian law Can you tell me what they are not complying with? The Lawful Killing of Civilians Under International Humanitarian Law https://www.e-ir.info/2022/05/27/the-lawful-killing-of-civilians-under-international-humanitarian-law https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule14

Yes you did, stop lying, they are nowhere in the post referenced

No its not actually there are hostages that Hamas has taken and the IDF is also looking for them, you keep forgetting about them.

Its baiting, we discussed this before

The IDF do everything they can to avoid killing them: The reality is that when it comes to avoiding civilian harm, there is no modern comparison to Israel's war against Hamas. Israel is not fighting a battle like Fallujah, Mosul, or Raqqa; it is fighting a war involving synchronous major urban battles. No military in modern history has faced over 30,000 urban defenders in more than seven cities using human shields and hiding in hundreds of miles of underground networks purposely built under civilian sites, while holding hundreds of hostages. Despite the unique challenges Israel faces in its war against Hamas, it has implemented more measures to prevent civilian casualties than any other military in history. https://www.newsweek.com/israel-implemented-more-measures-prevent-civilian-casualties-any-other-nation-history-opinion-1865613

tedious baiting, if they were not there then they would not be harmed, its Hamas malicious intend to sacrifice them, this has already been discussed

Correct, you should tell Hamas to stop using them