By Paul Adams in Jerusalem, Anthony Zucher in Tel Aviv & Graeme Baker BBC News


Israel has rebuffed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s call for a “humanitarian pause” in Gaza.

Mr Blinken said he had discussed the idea with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials during their talks in Tel Aviv.

But in a TV statement minutes later, Mr Netanyahu said Israel rejected “a temporary ceasefire that does not include the release of our hostages”.

He said that Israel was “continuing with all our force” against Hamas.

    • @Pasta4u@lemmy.world
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      -131 year ago

      Doesn’t get their people back. Doesn’t stop hamas from attacking them.

      So what does Israel stopping the bombing actually achieve? More years of terror inflicted upon the people of Israel from hamas?

      • @filister@lemmy.world
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        101 year ago

        You realise that once this is over Hamas would have a really easy time finding new recruits. You don’t really expect all those people pushed to the brink won’t radicalize, do you?

        And then what? Do you seriously think that leveling everything around including civilian infrastructure and in the process killing and injuring tens of thousands is the solution?

          • @filister@lemmy.world
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            61 year ago

            Oh so your solution is to kill 2.4M people in the course, how noble of you. I hope your parents are really proud of how good a job they did as parents.

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                Ah yes, of course! It’s so much more humanitarian to evacuate 2M+ people out of Israel because Israel wants their land.

                So tell me how you would feel if someone comes to your home with a gun and tells you that tomorrow you should move to another place with all your family? Seriously!

                • @Pasta4u@lemmy.world
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                  -21 year ago

                  It’s more humane to move millions away from hamas rule where they are used as human Sheila’s and lack basic quality of life.

                  If someone comes to my home with a gun I will shoot them or die trying. I wouldn’t allow them into my home and let them attack my neighbor. But that isnwhat Palestinians did when they voted in hamas

                  • @filister@lemmy.world
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                    -21 year ago

                    I was about to block you when I saw that your 222 comments have the astonishing -999 karma.

                    Perhaps it is time for you to look in the mirror and ask yourself if all the people here are wrong or there is something wrong with your moral compass, empathy, humanity, etc. I feel sorry about people like you.

      • @visnae@lemmy.world
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        So what does Israel stopping the bombing actually achieve?

        Less years of terror inflicted upon the people of Gaza from Israel.

        IMO Israel should also stop targeting journalists

        • @Pasta4u@lemmy.world
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          -131 year ago

          Until hamas attacks Israel again and then Israel attacks again.

          If hamas didn’t invade and attack innocent people at the start of October then Israel wouldn’t be bombing them right now.