CAIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - A Hamas guard who killed an Israeli hostage acted “in revenge” and against instructions after he heard news that his two children had been killed in an Israeli strike, a spokesperson for the group’s armed wing said on Thursday.
“The (Hamas) soldier assigned as a guard acted in a retaliatory manner, against instructions, after he received information that his two children were martyred in one of the massacres conducted by the enemy,” Abu Ubaida said on Telegram.
“The incident doesn’t represent our ethics and the instructions of our religion in dealing with captives. We will reinforce the instructions,” he added.
That’s a far better response than anything Israel has said about killing journalists and children.
Isn’t it wild the terrorists are currently following international law closer than the established nation.
There is an international law that says you can take prisoners during war, and there are international laws about the treatment of said prisoners. The only reason they are hostages is because they were not taken by an established country.
Inevitable for some soldiers to go against instructions. Can’t imagine what it’s like to hear your two children have been killed…
Hamas had a whole investigation and remediation in the space of days, in the middle of a war zone. Meanwhile we’re still waiting to find out who killed Shireen Abu Akleh over 2 years ago.
Keep in mind it’s always possible that they do this partly for PR. But at least they were transparent, even if they did in to look good. After all, next to Israel, anyone would look good.
No Israeli hostages so far suffered injuries from their guards while put in captivity. This incident was the exception.
Their restraint is actually unbelievable and makes me question what I know about human resilience and dignity
It makes me feel like I am capable of incredible discipline
Seeing the tunnels makes me wonder about the future of civilization, about the projects we are capable of beyond capitalism’s dampening constraints, and the primitive ones before it
That’s wrong and the guards should be punished.
