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ancianita

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4. How would that work? The expert author pretty much rules that out, doesn't he?

Reply to Kennah (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 18, 2023, 10:25 PM

Oct 2023

They have to be able to negotiate with who. The head of Hamas? Does he even know which of Hamas cell members have hostages? Or where they're all located? Or be able to contact any of the 200 hostage taker? Or have the communication tech means for negotiating? Seriously?

I'm pretty sure that every Hamas hostage taker will take out their hostage and die themselves before negotiating. Have you forgotten about martyrdom as sending them to Allah? Or that their Charter calls for no surrender of any kind?

200 simultaneous negotiations? I'd rule that out.

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The Best of Bad Options for Recovering the Hostages [View all] ancianita Oct 2023 OP

no compromise for Israel manicdem Oct 2023 #1

It is looking that way. But things might change, since neither side is clearly in control of the outcome. ancianita Oct 2023 #2

I think we should not rule out either negotiated release or hostage rescue Kennah Oct 2023 #3

How would that work? The expert author pretty much rules that out, doesn't he? ancianita Oct 2023 #4

Here's how Kennah Oct 2023 #5

It's obvious that you didn't read my questions. ancianita Oct 2023 #6