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© Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 25,000 while Israel announces death of another hostage
By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY RAFAH, Gaza Strip©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Aly Rustom
exactly.
sakurasuki
Took US tax payer billions but ignore US advise in anyway.
https://time.com/6333253/aid-israel-price-us-14-billion/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/netanyahu-ignores-biden-doubles-down-on-opposition-to-two-state-solution
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For every Palestinian that being massacred is that correlated with hostage that going home alive? After passing 25,000 what is the next target? 30,000 ?
Antiquesaving
Can AP make a tittle and article more pro Israel Bias?
I can just hear the conversation in the AP editorial room and the Israeli handler now:
Journalist and editor:
Israeli handler:
Editor:
Israeli handler:
Editor :
Just between 2009 and October 7th over 6000 killed by the IDF and over 600 killed by illegal settlers in the west bank in 2023 alone before October 7th.
More than 6,000 Palestinians held in secret prisons for months and years without any charges or trials.
Keep up the propaganda AP you are on the wrong side of history.
sakurasuki
AP is not the only one, it can be easily compared with war in Ukraine.
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https://eightify.app/summary/ukrainian-politics/biased-media-portrayal-of-ukraine-and-gaza-conflicts-impact-on-innocent-civilians
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231017-palestine-and-ukraine-provide-two-diverging-perspectives/
https://theintercept.com/2024/01/09/newspapers-israel-palestine-bias-new-york-times/
nik
ThubanToday 06:46 am JST
Far surpassing the civilian loss of life on both sides in the Ukrainian conflict.
Hundreds of billions of dollars of weapons given to Ukraine by the West.
Not a single penny for Palestinians, not even bulletproof vests.
It's right. Because Russia is not at war with Ukraine, but with NATO countries. We need to look at the root of the problem.
itsonlyrocknroll
“The Middle East is a tinderbox. We must do all we can to prevent conflict igniting across the region," Guterres added. "And that starts with an immediate humanitarian cease-fire to relieve the suffering in Gaza.”
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres harps on continuously about humanitarian "ceasefires" and two states solution. referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refusal to accept a two-state solution unacceptable.
Hamas 7th October atrocity, the hostage taking, and subsequent declaration of war, game changed the whole future of any possibility of a two state solution.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he stressed in his conversation with U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday that he rejects Hamas demands for a cease-fire, Israeli forces' withdrawal and the release of Palestinians held by Israel in exchange for the remaining hostages. He said that agreeing means another devastating Hamas attack “would only be a matter of time.”
Netanyahu is totally convinced ideologically, that war is the only course of action for Israel survival.
To completely eliminate the enemy, Hamas, Hezbollah, and eventually Iran.
The question, has Netanyahu paranoia convinced the Israeli people?
If his actions, some would contend deranged, are unable to secure the release of the remaining hostages, then the people will throw him out of office.
Antiquesaving
Yes this Bias was very very apparent in yesterday's article:
Best example:
Notice in most cases if they are Israeli the western news uses the word "CHILDREN" far more sympathetic and shock provoking but they will switch to "minors" when referring to Palestinians as a way to distance Israel from the more impactful word " Children".
And we have certain people here that do the same and it us not coincidental.
GuruMick
Peace can be seen in previously warring countries....Scotland and England, England and France, England and Spain in historical times....The US and Vietnam ,in more recent times....even after the breakup of Yugoslavia...now opposing elements are reconciled despite atrocities committed by all actors in that conflict.
So, not accurate to say ""peace is impossible between Israel and Palestine "...it needs new resolve and new players willing to negotiate.
Its the only way forward.
Antiquesaving
The war in Tigray Ethiopia, the Ethiopian military and partners killed 3 million in Tigray.
How did they get away with it without any major news on the atrocities being done?
Well by cutting all access to the outside world, cutting off cell and internet and by targeting journalist.
Israel learned from that and has been doing the same, cutting all outside access to information in Gaza and in the past few months Israel has killed more journalist than in all previous conflicts in the past 10 years worldwide combined!
Think about that Israel has killed more journalist in a few months than Tigray/Ethiopia war, Ukraine/Russia war Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Congo, Libya, Armenia/Azerbaïdjan, Turkey/Kurds, Islamic state, Myanmar, etc...abd more since 2013!
This is not a coincidence!
zibala
This is false obviously.
At the same time, what do you call a 16-17 year old terrorist?
Hamas continues recruiting child soldiers: Where is the condemnation
https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/hamas-continues-recruiting-child-soldiers-so-where-is-the-condemnation-672163
socrateos
It is unbelievable that Hamas is still holding hostages. I don't think Israel will stop anytime soon unless they free all hostages. It's about time for the Palestinian people to urge Hamas leaders to let those hostages go to end this horrible war.
Antiquesaving
Strange:
Time magazine, the new Yorker, the Guardian, NPR, even AP, Reuters, Los Angeles times, Washington post, committee to protect journalists, democracy now, France 24, the Bureau of investigative journalism, Haaretz Daily Newspaper (and israeli news paper), etc...
All disagree with you!
So your claim VS everyone else!
I will go with the rest of the world on this.
Sanjinosebleed
As the western world sits idle too scared to be labelled antisemitic. At least sth Africa and now Indonesia had the courage to take the child killers to the ICJ!
zibala
Denying reality is one thing.
Here's BBC reporting from Gaza
*Special report: Inside Gaza with Israeli forces - BBC News*
https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=yfp-t&ei=UTF-8&p=bbc+reporting+from+gaza#id=2&vid=4bf8e91d8c0e712cee9f2ea5cd07e525&action=click
Antiquesaving
I guess the title worked!
I took your attention away from the 25000 dead mostly women and children!
And apparently you also missed the part where Mileikowsky (AKA Netanyahu) has basically said the war isn't going to stop even if all "hostages" are released or accounted for.
So please people stop with the fake "release the hostages and end the war".
Mileikowsky (AKA Netanyahu) has already said that will not end the war!
zibala
You are wrong again.
Unless you believe the BBC is not part of "the western news" .
Even their title uses the word "CHILDREN".
UN says Gaza becoming a 'graveyard for children', as Israeli strikes intensify
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-67324897
zibala
So you admit the western news is not bias, and they do use the word children.
And as I've shown, Hamas uses children--even on the frontline to fight.
So, of course when a Hamas terrorist is killed, if the terrorist is a child recruit, 15 years old, 16 years old, 17 years old, nonetheless he is a Hamas terrorist, and is not innocent as you blindly claim.
Antiquesaving
I will see your one BBC and raise you 12 and counting by every other news organization!
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-war-in-gaza-has-been-deadly-for-journalists
https://amp.theguardian.com/media/2023/dec/08/journalists-killed-imprisoned-2023-ifj
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20231221-gaza-war-is-most-deadly-conflict-for-journalists-in-recent-history
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/1/17/gaza_journalists_killed
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-war-most-dangerous-ever-journalists-says-rights-group-2023-12-21/
https://cpj.org/2023/12/israel-gaza-war-takes-record-toll-on-journalists/amp/
https://apnews.com/article/media-journalists-israel-hamas-gaza-ukraine-deaths-ed8a0b91c02ada46aabcd4fd6ec1b0d1
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-12-21/ty-article/.premium/journalists-killed-in-israel-gaza-war-unparalleled-new-report-shows/0000018c-8d6a-d60e-afdf-ed6e7a400000
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/blog/2024-01-18/the-killing-of-journalists-in-gaza-is-an-unprecedented-attack-on-the-truth
https://www.voanews.com/amp/israel-hamas-war-takes-record-toll-on-journalists-press-freedom-/7407863.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/18/israel-gaza-war-journalist-killings/
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/03/1215798409/palestinian-journalists-killed-gaza-israel-hamas-war
https://time.com/6330906/israel-hamas-war-journalist-death/
u_s__reamer
The recorded number of dead has always been an undercount because at least 5,000 corpses lie under the rubble. These victims are never mentioned at all by the Israelis, but although invisible to the eyes of the world they are not forgotten.
HopeSpringsEternal
Another tragic GAZA milestone as Mid East proxy wars expand, and risk of terror attacks grows globally.
Shipping and energy companies will clearly benefit from above growing chaos, while consumers will take suffer more inflation and damage to supply chains etc.
It also seems rapidly growing NK and Iranian weapons industries are set to reap more financial windfalls.
Finally, HUGE political costs to those backing Israel, 2.3 billion Muslims don't like it, and neither do youth voting blocks, who oppose GAZA Genocide.
Let's just hope it two-state solution happens sooner rather than later...see above!
Chabbawanga
Hamas doesnt need to recruit anyone. Every time Israel kills a parents, sibling, or spouse they create an anti-Israeli extremist. You dont need to be taught to hate the person who killed the people you love, and destroyed your home, and your future prospects, it comes very naturally.
Nayel
I guess 25000 dead are not enough for Israeli goverment.
Keep the bloodshed going i hope the blood satisfy u r thirst.
what a shame......
zibala
Yet, they recruit children. So do their Houthi brothers.
Hamas has summer camps for potential child Hamas fighters!
Sickening.
Who’s afraid of Hamas summer camps?
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/8/2/whos-afraid-of-hamas-summer-camps
It's not, because Israel has more Hamas terrorists to eliminate. This is a war.
Nope. Already proved it false. A Google search for "children killed in gaza" gives 170,000,000 results. "minors killed in gaza" show 13,700,000 results--and the title in the first 100 articles includes the words "child" or children".
Disagree? Prove me wrong.
stormcrow
Release the hostages!
You stole something (or someone) that clearly doesn’t belong to you.
Jik7Y
This is a war, Casualties occur in every war. But who is Israel fighting?
70% of Palestinians support the Hamas October 7 massacre on Israel. 15% are somewhere in the middle. Ony 15% say they are against it.
If you can’t get your head around how most Palestinians support the kidnapping, rape and murder of women and children then you have a problem understanding the mindset of Palestinians and of Muslim society in general. These results by the way are from poll by Birzeit University.
You can accuse that university of many things but Zionism is not one of them. It is a palestinian university.
Think about this—there is not one political party or leader in the West that receives as much public support as Hamas.
So, Hamas=Palestinians. This is who Israel is fighting.
Chabbawanga
Zib, do you actually read any of this stuff? I recommend you go back and do so.
Jik7Y
This is wrong because Israel is holding prisoners, not hostages. Israel did not rape and murder and then kidnap any of these prisoners or their family members and friends. The Palestinian prisoners were not forcefully taken from a music festival.
In one of the prisoner-hostage exchange with Hamas, of the 39 Palestinian prisoners released, 8 of those had been convicted of attempted murder.
Meanwhile, hostages released by Hamas included infants, children under the age of 10, and elderly women.
Chabbawanga
The Anwra poll that zionist supporters love to bang on and on about.
The poll of a couple of hundred Palestinians.
The poll that showed the majority of Palestinians polled in Gaza did not support what happened on October 7th, despite half of those polled having been forced from their homes in Northern Gaza by Israeli airstrikes.
You also have to remember that the official position of Hamas is that the raids on October 7th were to capture hostages to use for bargaining, not to massacre a bunch of civilians. Take it as you will,
Jik7Y
No, you did not read fully what I wrote. *These results by the way are from poll by Birzeit University. *
*You can accuse that university of many things but Zionism is not one of them.*** It is a palestinian university.**
What makes it not a poll?
No. 70% show they did support Hamas' October 7 massacre. Palestinians all over the world were handing out candy.
Wrong. How about this other poll* carried out by the *Ramallah-based Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research,
In that poll 72 per cent of respondents backed the Hamas-led attack of October 7th
No, more than 1000.
*The survey was conducted from November 22nd-December 1st and involved personal interviews with 1,231 Palestinians*
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2023/12/14/west-bankgaza-poll-poll-reveals-support-for-hamas/
HopeSpringsEternal
Netanyahu polling about 15% approval inside Israel. He's toast, clearly prefers military march towards Gaza Genocide.
Not unlike Zelensky trying to hang on as Ukraine collapses in a hopeless military campaign. Lesson?
Power CORRUPTS Most, especially War Time Leaders.
zibala
Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 25,000 while Israel announces death of another hostage
Not a surprise as the people of Gaza elected Hamas. They support Hamas. They support the murder of Israeli citizens. They send their children to Hamas summer camps where the "minors" learn how to shoot firearms, launch rockets, and to hate Israel. The mothers of these children further indoctrinate the children to want to kill the Jews. The mothers dance and give out candy to celebrate the deaths of Israelis.
The Palestinian Health Ministry doesn't even distinguish between deaths of civilians and deaths of Hamas terrorists. There is an obvious reason for this.
Antiquesaving
Not according to the UN, amnesty international, or even the USA and EU governments.
6,000 plus being held prior to octobre 7th, half women and children, all taken by force from the West Bank, Gaza, etc...all taken by force form university campus, high schools businesses farms, etc..., all being held for months even years without ever being charged or put on trial
That makes then kidnapped and hostages!
Actually again not according to the UN and amnesty international, these kidnapping victims of tye IDF are regularly tortured and have been since long before October 7th. Hundreds have died during the "interrogations" AKA tortures.
No they are kidnapped from their schools homes place of work and places of worship in many cases after the IDF battles the Palestinians authority police defending it citizens.
The UN has had to investigate Israel nearly every year at least since 1995 and every report has the same conclusion Israel tortures Palestinians that are held without charges!
In the most recent release after exchanges of hostages.
12 Palestinians were released this included 6 "detainees" 3 of their family members held as "leverage" and 3 lawyers held for trying to get information and working to get their release long before October 7th.
A "prisoners" is a person charged with a crime, has a legal trial and has legal representation during a trial.
A hostage is a person held without charges, held as leverage to force somehow to do something and a hostage is taking lawyers trying to defend someone and holding them as leverage against the original hostages!
The above is what Israel does making these people hostages of the Israeli government not prisoners!