On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Hamas’s refusal to agree to a deal to release the hostages is because of how it committed atrocities. He said it was because he didn’t want the hostages to let the world know, and that there was probably a “long time” reason. Because Israel is overreacting, Hamas, which is completely indifferent to civilian casualties, may want this to last longer because Hamas knew that “Israel would react and overreact.” , people like him have come to criticize Israel.
Co-host John Berman said, “Senator, you have been opposed to the United States providing offensive weapons to Israel at this point. I learned this morning that Hamas is criticizing the recent hostage cease-fire agreement, which they are said to be still considering, but so far very Critical. What does it mean that Hamas continues to reject ideas and proposals for a ceasefire or hostage exchange?”
Kane replied: [are] John, let me tell you a few things. One, this is a gut feeling, this is not based on information, probably, and this would be tragic, Hamas knows there is no chance that many of the hostages are still alive, and That’s partly because those still alive fear that they might talk about brutal abuses by Hamas if released, and that releasing the hostages will make their stories public. ”
He added, “Secondly, when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, they knew that Israel would fight back and overreact. They knew that, and the overreaction was clearly It’s causing great political turmoil within Israel, and it’s causing many of us who have supported Israel for years to say, “You’ve got to restrain yourselves, don’t get defensive against Hamas.” It is also the cause. Plunge into an all-out war against the Gazans and Palestinians. In a sense, Hamas, which does not care at all about civilian casualties as long as Israel is overreacting, may want this to be prolonged in order to cause political chaos in Israel and the United States. With no contact with Hamas, it’s hard to judge what they’ll do, but I think this deal, which has seemed tantalizingly close for months, is now only moving backwards. I’ve been worried. These are some of my thoughts on what’s going on. ”
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