February 9, 2025
A vile new low for Hamas: Their torturous release of three Israeli hostages
By Monica Showalter
Just when you think Hamas can't can't any viler, any morally fouler, any lower on the totem pole of recognizable decency, their release of the latest group of Israeli hostages imprisoned in Gaza's tunnels for 500 days in a ceasefire deal on Saturday will disabuse you of such delusions.
According to the New York Times:
Hamas released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 183 Palestinians jailed by Israel, in a staged handover where rifle-toting Hamas fighters prodded their gaunt captives to give short speeches, effectively at gunpoint, thanking the militants who had held them captive for 16 months.
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For Hamas, the heavily choreographed hostage handover reinforced the group’s message that, despite a devastating war in the Gaza Strip that killed thousands of its members and much of its leadership, the group remains in power there, defying Israeli leaders’ vow to wipe it out.
In a statement on the hostage release, Hamas said, “This confirms that our people and their resistance have the upper hand.”
Hamas claims it has treated its captives benevolently, but many Israelis saw the images as almost unbearable evidence to the contrary. Three frail, painfully thin hostages were paraded on a stage before a crowd in the city of Deir al-Balah, each holding a Hamas-issued “release certificate,” and made to mouth words written for them.
Many Israelis? Did the Times say 'many'? Perhaps they should tell us about the ones who weren't. You don't even have to be Israeli to be utterly disgusted by Hamas's torturous, hateful, release of criminally held hostages by moral monsters.
And what was with the thanking the terrorists for their hospitality? They forced the hostages at gunpoint to say that before release, demonstrating only how vicious they are if their hostages didn't say it. This is absolute depravity.
https://twitter.com/AvivaKlompas/status/1888489260682011043more
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/02/a_vile_new_low_for_hamas_their_torturous_release_of_three_israeli_hostages.html
