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Why are Hamas" captives called hostages and Israel's captives called prisoners?
Well because Hanas is not a nation, not even officials of sorts. It's just some rando guerilla group that likes to abduct people and shoot missiles at people they can't beat.
FALSE. In 2006 Hamas won an election to govern Gaza. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas_government_in_the_Gaza_Strip
Probably what makes the distinction between a Palestinian and Hamas terrorist so hard to define at times
Why are Israel's prisoners terrorists and Hamas' hostages elders and civilian women? Seems like an imbalance overall.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
"The response prioritises the interests of our Palestinian people and emphasises the necessity of a complete halt to the ongoing aggression on Gaza," Hamas and the PIJ said.
Earlier on Tuesday US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had "reaffirmed his commitment" to the Gaza ceasefire plan and the world was waiting for the Hamas response.The proposal set out by President Biden last month involves an initial six-week ceasefire, with Hamas releasing some hostages in exchange for Israel releasing an undefined number of Palestinian prisoners.A second phase would see the remaining hostages released by Hamas and a total withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza as part of a “permanent” ceasefire, but the latter would still be subject to negotiations.The actual Israeli proposal - reportedly lengthier than the summary presented by Mr Biden - has not been made public and it is unclear whether it varies from what the president conveyed in his statement on 31 May.
It was presented to Hamas days prior to Mr Biden's speech.Mr Netanyahu has acknowledged his war cabinet has authorised the plan but has not voiced unequivocal support for it.
As Mr Blinken met Israeli officials in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, protesters outside his hotel held American flags calling for an agreement.
Many held pictures of hostages and chanted: "SOS, USA", and "we trust you, Blinken, seal a deal".Vicki Cohen, the mother of Nimrod Cohen, 19, an Israeli soldier who was kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October, held a banner showing his picture.She told the BBC: "We come here to ask Blinken and the USA government to help us, to save us from our government.
He also announced $404 million in new aid for Palestinians, urging other countries to also "step up" assistance.The war began after Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 others back to Gaza as hostages.
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