Hamas attacks Israel

[Mik]

As much as I’d love to see the complete extermination of Hamas, I’m not sure it’s possible.

[AndyD]

Win/lose? Bringing the hostages back. How?

Ridiculous hostage swaps, one for a thousand?
Make the Gaza strip a country because it's somehow preferable to action against Hamas?

Rewarding the perpetrators of 7th October atrocities in anyway is unacceptable. We need to enforce harsh deterrence.

[Axtremus]

Occupy Gaza

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/08/04/wtikoff-netanyahu-gaza-ceasefire-hostages/

"Momentum builds toward Netanyahu’s plan to occupy all of Gaza"

[Axtremus]

Occupy Gaza

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/07/israel-gaza-occupation-hamas-netanyahu-zamir/

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to expand military operations to occupy all of Gaza, including in areas where hostages are being held.

[Horace]

I give him points for pursuing a course of action that could in theory solve most of the issue.

[Mik]

Anything else just puts them back in the same spot in a few years. Something has to change the mindset.

[jon-nyc]

Oops.

[Mik]

Look on the bright side. they were likely Hamas there to intercept the aid.

[Tom-K]

This is like the Orlando Police taking 2.5 years to occupy my back yard. It's at most 25 miles long and 12 miles wide. Geez, take it over already.

[jon-nyc]

Good point and easy to lose sight of.

[taiwan_girl]

@Tom-K said in Hamas attacks Israel:

This is like the Orlando Police taking 2.5 years to occupy my back yard. It's at most 25 miles long and 12 miles wide. Geez, take it over already.

I was thinking the same thing. But I dont know anything about war tactics.

But, just start at the top, link arms, and walk down, checking every person. (I know, I know, much to simple thinking)

[jon-nyc]

What do you check them for? Male sex, between 14-55?

[taiwan_girl]

@jon-nyc Have a giant X-ray machine like at the airports.

[jon-nyc]

That doesn’t eliminate Hamas. It eliminates members of Hamas (or non-members) who happen to be armed at the moment.

[Mik]

It’s a conundrum