If you want to be pedantic: Hamas is not a state actor and its fighters usually don’t wear uniforms. They are thus not considered combattants, which in turn means they can’t be prisoners of war.
Hamas is the defacto governing agency for the Gaza Strip and should be considered a state actor if the Palestinian government isn’t taking action against them.
the PLO has delayed the elections since 2021 so calling them democratic is bit far fetched. functioning is also debatable.
there were many gazans with work permits entering Israel , who could enter freely(through security checks as is common in all borders). also UNRWA moves people in and out of gaza, and many palastinians used to be allowed to recieve medical treatment in israel.
saying Hamas exists because of Israel is intresting, because the tyings Iseael did to support Hamas is sending money to the governing bodt of Gaza. it had no part of their creation or siezing control of the strip aside from the withdrawl of israrli foeces from Gaza.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7grSsuFSS0 Here’s a video lining out some links between israel and Hamas, including many israeli officials saying Hamas is an israeli creation.
If you want to be pedantic: Hamas is not a state actor and its fighters usually don’t wear uniforms. They are thus not considered combattants, which in turn means they can’t be prisoners of war.
also, saying “we can’t be sure who is and isn’t hamas” is an ongoing way of further brutalizing Palestinian civilians.
Hamas is the defacto governing agency for the Gaza Strip and should be considered a state actor if the Palestinian government isn’t taking action against them.
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Also it’s people in the West Bank who were arrested not Hamas in Gaza.
the PLO has delayed the elections since 2021 so calling them democratic is bit far fetched. functioning is also debatable.
there were many gazans with work permits entering Israel , who could enter freely(through security checks as is common in all borders). also UNRWA moves people in and out of gaza, and many palastinians used to be allowed to recieve medical treatment in israel.
saying Hamas exists because of Israel is intresting, because the tyings Iseael did to support Hamas is sending money to the governing bodt of Gaza. it had no part of their creation or siezing control of the strip aside from the withdrawl of israrli foeces from Gaza.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7grSsuFSS0 Here’s a video lining out some links between israel and Hamas, including many israeli officials saying Hamas is an israeli creation.
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Hamas was ‘elected’ before half the current Gaza population was even born.