An Israeli air strike has hit al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City where thousands of civilians are seeking medical treatment and shelter from relentless attacks.

Gaza health ministry says at least 500 casualties in hospital blast. A UN-run school housing refugees also struck.

The attack comes a day before US President Joe Biden visits Israel, where he is expected to stress American support for the country.

A planned summit with President Biden in Jordan has been cancelled, the Jordanian government says.

Some 3,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since Hamas’s October 7 attack inside Israel, which has killed more than 1,400.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/17/world-reacts-as-gaza-officials-say-500-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-hospital

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    11 months ago

    Negotiating with them would give them reason to take hostages again.

    Terrorism definition: the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

    So if you reward violence with success to political wins, this would give violence a reason to happen more as a tool. This obviously isn’t an answer if you are Israel wanting to prevent your citizen and other nations being killed / violently victimized to force capitulation of your government.

    So from their perspective, or any other government of the world, this is a non starter.

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      11 months ago

      I love your comment. Because Israel is what happens when you let the terrorists win. When you reward violence, which let’s more violence be justified as a legitimate means.

      Google what was the Haganah, lehi, and Irgun. Israel was founded by paramilitary groups who were, by your very definition, terrorists groups, who committed acts of terror against civilians but were allowed by the international community to win.