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Hamas Refuses to Release Hostages or Bodies of the Dead

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Posters of hostages taken by Hamas during the 2023 attack on Israel” is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Image sourced from Wikimedia Commons

 

The UN, rather than demanding the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages and bodies, called for a ceasefire in Gaza during Ramadan, the Muslim holy month. However, Hamas showed no such restraint, attacking Israel on October 7th, coinciding with the Jewish holy day that marks the transition from Shemini Atzeret, concluding the Sukkot festival, to Simchat Torah, a celebration of the completion and restarting of the annual Torah reading cycle. While the Pro-Palestine camp calls for an immediate ceasefire, Hamas is still holding hostages and refusing to release the bodies of those killed,

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