I think that Netanyahu’s rhetoric has been clear that the hostages are not the his primary concern. His focus is on eliminating Hamas entirely. I don’t disagree that releasing the hostages needs to happen if there’s to be any hope of a deescalation, but I think it’s a longer road to the conflict ceasing than Hamas doing what they should’ve done as soon as Israel retaliated.

You missed the part where Isreal "extremely disproportionate retaliation" is "definition" of "war crimes" from "legitimate government" that is "recognized" by many countries.

Hostage or no hostage this is a war crime...

Here is the list:

For the purpose of this Statute, ‘war crimes’ means: Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, namely, any of the following acts against persons or property protected under the provisions of the relevant Geneva Convention:

Wilful killing

Torture or inhuman treatment, including biological experiments;

Wilfully causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or health;

Extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly;

Compelling a prisoner of war or other protected person to serve in the forces of a hostile Power;

Wilfully depriving a prisoner of war or other protected person of the rights of fair and regular trial;

Unlawful deportation or transfer or unlawful confinement;

Taking of hostages.

And ;

**projectiles and material and methods of warfare which are of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering **or which are inherently indiscriminate in violation of the international law of armed conflict, provided that such weapons, projectiles and material and methods of warfare are the subject of a comprehensive prohibition and are included in an annex to this Statute, by an amendment in accordance with the relevant provisions set forth in articles 121 and 123;

Committing outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment; Committing rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, as defined in article 7, paragraph 2 (f), enforced sterilization, or any other form of sexual violence also constituting a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions;

**Utilizing the presence of a civilian **or other protected person to render certain points, areas or military forces immune from military operations;

**Intentionally directing attacks against buildings, **material, medical units and transport, and personnel using the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions in conformity with international law;

**Intentionally using starvation of civilians **as a method of warfare by depriving them of objects indispensable to their survival, including wilfully impeding relief supplies as provided for under the Geneva Conventions;

Conscripting or enlisting children under the age of fifteen years into the national armed forces or using them to participate actively in hostilities.

Hamas doesn't want to deescalate, I believe. They want Israel's actions to make not joining the fight untenable for the West Bank, Hezbollah, and other Arab nations.

All you had to do was too follow the damn train, cj

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