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Hamas says guard who killed Israeli hostage acted 'in revenge' against group's instructions (www.reuters.com)

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CAIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - A Hamas guard who killed an Israeli hostage acted "in revenge" and against instructions after he heard news that his two children had been killed in an Israeli strike, a spokesperson for the group's armed wing said on Thursday.

"The (Hamas) soldier assigned as a guard acted in a retaliatory manner, against instructions, after he received information that his two children were martyred in one of the massacres conducted by the enemy," Abu Ubaida said on Telegram.

"The incident doesn't represent our ethics and the instructions of our religion in dealing with captives. We will reinforce the instructions," he added.

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[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 68 points 2 months ago

That’s a far better response than anything Israel has said about killing journalists and children.

[-] yeather@lemmy.ca 36 points 2 months ago

Isn’t it wild the terrorists are currently following international law closer than the established nation.

[-] Triton420@mander.xyz -3 points 2 months ago

There’s an international law that says you can take hostages?

[-] yeather@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 months ago

There is an international law that says you can take prisoners during war, and there are international laws about the treatment of said prisoners. The only reason they are hostages is because they were not taken by an established country.