Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23. Originally from California, Goldberg-Polin immigrated to Israel with his family as a young child. He was taken at gunpoint by Hamas militants while at the Nova music festival.

In August his parents spoke at the Democratic party convention, where they were greeted by a crowd that chanted: “Bring them home.”

Eden Yerushalmi was in contact with the police and with her sisters after the attack. ‘They’ve caught me,’ were her last words to them.

Carmel Gat had been staying with her parents in kibbutz Be’eri on 7 October, one of the communities hardest hit by the attack. Hamas fighters broke into their home and kidnapped her; her mother was killed in the attack.

Alexander Lobanov’s five-month-old son was born while he was in captivity.

Almog Sarusi was taken hostage as his girlfriend, who was shot, succumbed to her injuries.

Ori Danino had been helping others try to escape when he was abducted.

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    As stated by the government that has been caught lying more than telling the truth in this conflict that also runs rape and torture camps as reported by their own media.

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      It’s okay not to like Israeli government but it’s not cool to spread misinformation unless you have some data that we haven’t seen.

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          You are right. Perhaps it is wise to believe the words of the kidnappers and not the people trying to rescue them. Perhaps it is not.

          I’m referring to the previous poster going on about unrelated accusations that have nothing to do with the story.

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            I wouldn’t characterize either party as being particularly free from bias. It’s a shame that ground-level reporters have such a frequent tendency to die.

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              They are both asshats and Netanyahu is a psychopath. No denying that.

              If Hamas would release these fucking hostages Israel would lose the ability to continue their siege. But they won’t.

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            And yet you. take. the. word. of. a. country. systematically. raping. civilians.

            Don’t pretend you’re interested in the truth. You’re interested in seeing more dead, raped, and starving kids to fulfill you racial prejudices. Go fuck yourself.

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              Oh god people who write sentences. like. this. Need to be taken out behind the barn.

              Very colorful language but nothing to back it up. Please don’t assume you know me or what I want. You’re only making yourself look like a whiny child.

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                  What’s that supposed to mean? Are you upset that I disagree with you?

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                Keep stroking your ego. There’s a special place in hell for people who think I’d give a shit how uncivil I look when pointing out their genocidal rhetoric is psychopathic.

                I’d rather be a whiny child with a conscience than a stuck up brat supporting blood for the sake of empire.

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                  Wow you sound so well spoken. I can’t imagine why anyone wouldn’t listen to you.

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            I find it amusing you think Israel’s goal is to rescue the hostages. They really don’t give a shit. It’s an excuse to cleanse the land for future settlement. Simple as that.

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              Well if Hamas knows this they could, you know, release the hostages. Israel would lose Casus Belli and all international support.

              You’re looking at this wrong.

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            Israel has kidnapped far more children if you consider the west bank children held without a judicial process, only a military tribunal without counsel where only the testimony of the military personal who kidnapped the children matters.

            So, either way you have to believe kidnappers.

            Or do Palestinian children not have the privilege to be ‘kidnapped’?

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              Okay so you’ll believe Hamas that the hostages were killed in an Israeli air strike that somehow secretly managed to bomb an underground tunnel?

              Amazing.

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                I’ll believe the word of the released hostages that stated the thing that scared them most was Israeli bombing.

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        Rape and torture camp as reported by haaretz: sde teinman

        I’m not spreading misinformation.

        Edited to fix spelling of the name of the torture camp.