Israeli conflict

Interesting turn of events. The Gazans kidnapped the hundreds of Israelis from that music festival so they could have and use leverage against the Israeli government. They did use that leverage to get thousands of Palestinian criminals released from Israeli custody. But now with their leverage decreasing, holding only two dozen left alive, Israel is turning the tables on who has the leverage. Apparently four Hamas leaders killed yesterday in Israeli attacks. And 400 other dead Gazans. I’m sure some were Hamas but many just nearby citizens. Gazans can decide if holding the 24 Israelis (and 35 corpses) is worth it. If they don’t return the hostages, what do they think will happen next? Taking hostages has consequences. Do I feel sympathy for the 24 living hostages and their families? Of course. But capitulating with the terrorists can never really be a good idea. I’ll bet we read about some terrorist attacks committed by some of the thousands of released Palestinians in the future.

Well at least they'll be able to find work as pirates if the USA and Israel get their way and manage to physically relocate all Gazans to the horn of Arfica,

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Gazans can decide if holding the 24 Israelis (and 35 corpses) is worth it. If they don’t return the hostages, what do they think will happen next? Taking hostages has consequences. Do I feel sympathy for the 24 living hostages and their families? Of course. But capitulating with the terrorists can never really be a good idea. I’ll bet we read about some terrorist attacks committed by some of the thousands of released Palestinians in the future.

My assumption is that the Gazans actually responsible or holding the prisoners will meet their fate by the hands of Israel no matter if they release them or not. Israel tends to hold grudges and will dedicate 20 years to hunting down those responsible. BTW, I am all for it.

A Houthi missile made it through Israeli defenses landing near Israel’s main airport. Cue the next article bemoaning how many Yemeni ‘women and children’ are killed during Israel’s expected retaliation. Send a missile from your country into my country……. when you can’t adequately defend your country…. and see the results.

Yes, the Huthi's have been "played" by Iran, just as the Gazans have.

Gotta wonder though...when will this nonsense come to a head, i.e. when will Israel finally attack and obliterate Iran?

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My assumption is that the Gazans actually responsible or holding the prisoners will meet their fate by the hands of Israel no matter if they release them or not. Israel tends to hold grudges and will dedicate 20 years to hunting down those responsible. BTW, I am all for it.

Arrest and put them on trial
Just don't go on a revenge mission killing those you think are responsible
Israel has gone on revenge missions killing innocent people.
Ahmed Bouchikhi is a perfect example
A totally innocent person executed by Israel
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillehammer_affair
The Lillehammer affair (Hebrew: פרשת לילהאמר, Parshat Lillehammer, Norwegian: Lillehammer-saken) was the murder of Ahmed Bouchikhi, a Moroccan waiter and the brother of the French musician Chico Bouchikhi,[1] by Mossad agents[2] in Lillehammer, Norway, on 21 July 1973. The Israeli agents had mistaken their target for Ali Hassan Salameh, the chief of operations for Black September. Six of 15 of the Mossad team were captured and convicted of complicity in the killing by the Norwegian justice system in a major blow to the intelligence agency's reputation.

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Arrest and put them on trial

I believe to ‘arrest’ someone presently not in your country you need to extradite him first. You think the terrorist government of Gaza is letting Israel extradite their criminals to face trial in Israel?
Think how many ‘civilian’ Gazans are complicit in hiding the hostages.

Israeli Mossad agents killed an innocent guy? Good that they faced the music.

As predicted by SOOPOO, the missile that got through the Israeli defenses and landed in a field near Ben Gurion airport has led to Yemen NOT HAVING a functional airport. I wonder if the Yemeni leaders consider what the expected response to their folly would be? Supposedly after we Americans blew up some stuff there the Houthis are now saying they won’t attack the vessels that sail nearby. No one will want to give Trump credit, but do you think President Harris would have finally forcefully gone after the rogue Houthi’s? Biden sure didn’t.

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... do you think President Harris would have finally forcefully gone after the rogue Houthi’s? ...

CommieLa would have been quite concerned for keeping her base happy and gone further in advocating anti-Israel policy, including taking it easy on US demonstrators and Hamas and the Houthis. I don't think you can even say that is an opinion, it's pretty much a fact

I agree, Trump is really good at causing destruction, just wish he would keep it to our enemies.