Izzat al-Rishq’s remarks came shortly after the Israeli army announced that it had discovered the bodies of six hostages in Gaza, asserting that they had been killed by Hamas.
“The ones who kill our people daily are the Israeli colonizers with American weapons. The hostages found in Gaza were not killed by us but by the relentless Zionist bombardment,” Rishq said in a statement.
He further criticized the U.S., saying, “If President [Joe] Biden truly cares about the lives of Israeli hostages, he should cease his support for this enemy with money and weapons and pressure Israel to end its aggression immediately.”
Makes sense. I was wondering if that was the case. Still sad for the families of those hostages 😢
Well, at least it’s now confirmed from a reputable source what actually happened.
Edit: I refer to my earlier comment and thank Poe for his prescience.
The US state department is not a reputable source. But even worse your link is not relevant to this post.
Hamas said it; WanderingVentra believes it. That’s the attitude I portrayed in the referenced comment: the need for a reputable source like Hamas to confirm a story before it should be given credence.
It must feel strange that nobody believes IDF or the state department anymore.
Wonder where their reputation went. You think they might have lost it by lying all the time?
My parents and their friends are still continuing to believe them, business as usual. Boomer’s gonna boom.
Kind of like how the CCP lies all the time to cover up stuff like killing a bunch of Uyghurs… right?
Yes kind of like that. But I’m sure if China was covering for israel all of those smart free speech warriors would “easily see through the propaganda” and wonder how anyone could fall for it.
I think most non-politicians see genocide when it happens. Unless the media or the government shuts it down, but that’s a different problem.
I see what your confusion is now. The reputable source in my comment is Hamas, not the US State Department.
The article you posted is just about what Hamas is claiming. WanderingVentra read the article about what Hamas is claiming and decided it answered the question of what happened to the hostages.
Weren’t the bodies found with multiple gunshots to the head, according to the autopsy?
The Israeli Health Ministry said autopsies determined the hostages were shot at close range and died on Thursday or Friday.
In other articles, the ministry says the autopsy revealed gunshot wounds to the head.
Didn’t hear head, did hear gun shot wounds in the news report I just heard about the general strike against the war in Israel. Sounds like a lot of people there blame netanyahu for the hostage’s death
I read earlier this morning that the autopsy revealed multiple headshot wounds that were obviously fatal. I agree with you on the last part-- I saw an interview last night with the brother of one of the victims and he was quite critical of Netanyahu, pretty much saying it’s entirely his fault.
Could you link the report? I haven’t seen anyone except the IDF making claims about their cause of death so far.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/09/01/bodies-discovered-underground-gaza-claims-israel/
I don’t have any official report but most media outlets’ sources all claim the hostages were shot in the head.
Edit: Here since you guys are fucking babies and can’t be bothered to look up news articles but somehow can be bothered to cry when someone posts a source you don’t like, have a PBS link
Now I’ll wait for someone to cry about that link too because it’s "funded by the Biden administration" or some garbage. I swear you people are like the online equivalent of a grown ass man who can’t cook but is also a picky eater.
Telegraph
Not a right wing 40 beheaded babies outlet please. It doesn’t even cite its sources.
I did a little searching myself and no sources I’ve seen claim to have confirmed what injuries they have.
Sources close to the investigation said the captives had been shot in the head in the southern city of Rafah.
Do you expect a media outlet to name its sources in a situation like this?
Also you’re more than welcome to search up the many news articles reporting in on this instead of being a smarmy little weirdo. Israel’s ministry of health also confirmed that they were shot in the head, as confirmed in their autopsy. Given the fact that these people have families who will want to see their bodies, I highly doubt Israel is lying about how they were killed.
But yeah, what’s with the BS snark? So sick and tired of this Mean Girls garbage on Lemmy, it’s so cringy.
Also you’re more than welcome to search up the many news articles reporting in on this
I did. They did not claim whatever your Telegraph article says
Also you’re more than welcome to search up the many news articles reporting in on this
Haven’t seen a credible source reporting it so far
Given the fact that these people have families who will want to see their bodies, I highly doubt Israel is lying about how they were killed.
Israel lied about many deaths on October 7 claiming people they shot with tank shells were “burned alive by Hamas”. There’s a thing a called a reputation and Israel does not have it. Israel has one mode and it’s lying
They lie about the most easily debunkable facts such as who killed Shireen Abu Akleh.
If Hamas truly cared about the lives of it’s people they would return the hostages, disarm, and surrender.
If israel truly cared about the lives of it’s people they would accept a ceasefire.
And not use hospitals and community centers as their battle grounds
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israel is giving no incentive to do so; they torture prisoners
