• kick_out_the_jams@kbin.social
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          7 months ago

          . So Gaza doesn’t become all at Bibi’s mercy.

          So you think that would be different from what is happening now.

          Do you think holding more hostages would make a difference?

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            7 months ago

            Having hostages gives Gaza slightly more hope for when the war ends. And not surrendering means they can at least prevent Israel from occupying all of Gaza.

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              7 months ago

              Serious question, without trying to stir shit up:

              Other than international outrage or intervention what would prevent Israel from occupying all of Gaza? Doesn’t Israel outnumber 20:1 in terms of population, and outgun 2024 to 1970 in terms of technology?

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                They outnumber them 3:1, but that aside: Guerilla warfare, probably. No matter how technologically advanced you are, it’s very hard to occupy a population that doesn’t want you there, so it’d depend on how long the West is willing to fund Israel’s Afghanistan.