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GAZA/TEL AVIV, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Israel's government and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a four-day pause in fighting to allow the release of 50 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, and the entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That's after the blockade, which is again an act of war.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The blockade was in response to the election of a known terrorist organization that was amassing weapons.

But hey, if you think it's okay to try and murder Israeli civilians on the daily, why are you so mad at Israel killing Palestinian civilians? Seems pretty hypocritical of you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

The blockade started 3 months before Hamas was elected so... yeah. Israel declared war on Gaza before Hamas was even elected.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My mistake, but looking it up I also found out Palestine was firing rockets at Israel for years before the blockade:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rocket_Attacks_fired_at_Israel_from_the_Gaza_Strip_by_year.png

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The thing is: Occupation is also an act of war, and Gaza (and the West Bank) have been occupied by Israel since 1970. You see the current state of the West Bank? This was also Gaza before 2005.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

As a result of the 1967 war of aggression by the PLO. Palestine lost a war and still had a government that mandated the destruction of Israel as their second charter. So they weren't exactly a friendly neighbor to Israel.

[–] rambaroo 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You mean the election that the Israeli government helped Hamas win, then used as an excuse to punish Palestinians? You fucking pro-Israelis are the biggest liars on the planet.