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Hamas says guard who killed Israeli hostage acted 'in revenge' against group's instructions (www.reuters.com)

submitted 2 months ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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CAIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - A Hamas guard who killed an Israeli hostage acted "in revenge" and against instructions after he heard news that his two children had been killed in an Israeli strike, a spokesperson for the group's armed wing said on Thursday.

"The (Hamas) soldier assigned as a guard acted in a retaliatory manner, against instructions, after he received information that his two children were martyred in one of the massacres conducted by the enemy," Abu Ubaida said on Telegram.

"The incident doesn't represent our ethics and the instructions of our religion in dealing with captives. We will reinforce the instructions," he added.

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[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Rape happens all the time in war, but you're claiming it is happening in a particular instance so I'm gonna need you to cite that or edit the comment.

[–] snek@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Sexual assault: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/26/middleeast/amit-soussana-israeli-hostage-hamas-sexual-assault-intl/index.html

Abuse: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hostages-held-hamas-describe-life-was-captivity-rcna126781

Do you hound everyone for citations or only in this case? Do you want proof that these people have had these testimonies or that these things actually happened?

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Theyre literally citing the new York times, I asked for credible sources regarding the SA claim.

I do when there is a risk of atrocity propaganda.

[–] snek@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just because there are problems with the NYT does not mean this particular story is not credible. This woman is simply sharing her experinece. What evidence do you have to refute the claims of a rape victim? Should she not be taken as seriously as any other rape victim? Just because Israel can take advantage of such a story to justify genocide does not mean we can discredit the story without being intellectually dishonest.

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I asked for a credible source for multiple assaults and you gave me one story from the NYT.

[–] snek@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's fine just go ahead and ban me because I won't edit anything. I provided two articles about captives and their experience having been held hostage by Hamas, they list multiple instances. I have no time for bs like this.