President Biden and other critics warn that Israel risks radicalizing new generation of terrorists in Gaza. No other country fighting a genocidal force has been held to this standard.
Israeli authorities have already opened their own investigation into sexual violence during the most deadly attack on Israel in its history, including rape, after evidence emerged.
The only principle that Hamas supporters hold to is that of victory at any cost. Israel must ensure that the terrorist organization must never again have a victory to celebrate.
Hamas is attempting to manipulate the current fragile situation and portray kidnapped individuals as being in the hands of other factions in the Gaza Strip.
11 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have diabetes, facing increased risks of blindness, amputation, heart attack, stroke, and even cancer due to a lack of medication.
The plan to assassinate Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, presented to Netanyahu, was detailed and ready for execution but was ultimately rejected by the prime minister.
Since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, support for Hamas has surged in the West Bank, where the rival Fatah party that runs the Palestinian Authority is deeply unpopular.