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Originally Posted by Pierre
As in WWII, the allies would not accept a negotiated peace by either Japan or Germany. Only total surrender was acceptable.
Hamas could end it now if they release all the hostages, and all the militants throw down their weapons and surrender.
The blood of the Palestinians is squarely on Hamas's hands.
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Is there a source for that kind offer or will Israel still commit war crimes through collective punishment on the Palestinian people anyway?
Knowing their own surrender will be certain death and that reprisals are inevitable, they could quite rationally just execute all the hostages since it'll be of almost no consequence to the future trajectory of the conflict. That blood could no more squarely be on Israeli hands than Palestinian blood on Hamas hands as you portray.
The only benefit to.keeping them alive would be as human shields or a prisoner swap.