@postdiscipline @NimerSultany @alex_callinicos There's no actual evidence to refute Hamas' own statement that the civilians were not taken by them and that their entire role had been ensuring that they were fed and repeatedly offering their release starting on 9 October. @postdiscipline @NimerSultany @alex_callinicos Also, it's worth remembering that Israel had at the time been holding over 5,000 civilian hostages, a number that has since swelled to 21,000, and that all evidence is that the Palestinian resistance has treated their captives much better than Israel treats theirs.