We can either believe that:because basically Hamas has no way of finding dead bodies under the rubble
We can either believe that:
...for emphasis.basically Hamas has no way of finding dead bodies under the rubble without the proper equipment and machinery.
Hamas were caught burying a body then digging it up for show. That doesn't help their credibility. Neither does the fact that they are a mass murdering extremist fundamentalist Islamist terrorist organisation.Obviously neither of us are on the ground, but it is not unreasonable to think that "proper equipment and machinery" may be a factor considering the devastation?
Absolutely. Neither side has a shred of credibility.If only the international media was allowed by Israel to enter Gaza and independently report what has happened there? Then both Hamas and Israeli narratives could be held to account to a greater degree.
This would be help, yes?
Hamas were caught burying a body then digging it up for show. That doesn't help their credibility. Neither does the fact that they are a mass murdering extremist fundamentalist Islamist terrorist organisation.
Add to that the fact they committed to a deal to deliver those bodies, that might have been a good time to raise the 'we don't know where we dumped the corpses' line.That doesn't help their credibility. Neither does the fact that they are a mass murdering extremist fundamentalist Islamist terrorist organisation.
What has it got to do with the EU. The EU has enough problems of its own to sort. They are not the UN.Israel is making a mockery of the EU. It is exposing the EU as a toothless paper-tiger.
Maybe if the EU was a more united entity and had military power proportionate to it's economic power and size it would be taken seriously.Israel is making a mockery of the EU. It is exposing the EU as a toothless paper-tiger.
Putin and his cronies (Wallace, Daly, Connolly here, Orbán etc in Europe) agree with you.the EU was a noble idea in its day but it has now run its course.
If it cannot stand up for its own democratically elected politicians then the EU Parliament is redundant.
My guess was always that Hamas took at least 10x more hostages than they ever imagined and had no clue how to keep them captive and keep track of them.Add to that the fact they committed to a deal to deliver those bodies, that might have been a good time to raise the 'we don't know where we dumped the corpses' line.
Putin and his cronies (Wallace, Daly, Connolly here, Orbán etc in Europe) agree with you.
Maybe if the EU was a more united entity and had military power proportionate to it's economic power and size it would be taken seriously.
I don't listen to RTE or watch the RTE news, but after a quick look at their web site I can't find any reference to the report this week from Amnesty International on 'Targeting Civilians: Murder, Hostage-Taking and Other Violations by Palestinian Armed Groups in Israel and Gaza: Executive Summary'.