How Hamas Designed Gaza Hostage Releases to Shock Israel | WSJ

Israel claims to have killed around 10,000 Hamas militants and much of the group’s leadership including Yahya Sinwar after 15 months of war. But Hamas wants to show it is still in control of Gaza. As the first stage of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire comes to an end, WSJ analyzed how Hamas used images, props and symbolism during hostage releases to try to convey an image of enduring power.

Chapters:
0:00 Psychological warfare
0:32 Analyzing the releases
2:41 Why Hamas is doing this
4:24 Who Hamas is targeting

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[xmusliamx]

3:51 funny how international human rights laws are remembered when Israel is concerned but brushed over when the palestinians are brought up..

[elrater]

Keep your moral concerns to yourself. People are sick of western media talking about morals and rights while they bully the rest of the world.

[محمدصديق-شب]

It is not their eyes that are blind, but their hearts.

[Transformers-oejj]

Hind Rajab intentionally murdrted after her family was intentionally murdered travelling in a vehicle
Then
The ambulance crew who came to rescue Hind was also murdered


Dr Adnan Bursh kidnapped from a running hospital tortured and murdered

[anyarbach]

Western media telling human rights what a joke

[salam_al]

"Hamas's public displays are distasteful" - Israel prints shirts for hostages saying "We wont forget or forgive" - Oh this is just them trying to showcase their power. Atleast lie a little to make it beleivable that you're "unbiast"

[tro_oll]

Don't talk about human rights. It's not for the West

[cule]

Wait when did Israel start caring about international law?

[RandomViewer]

I'm glad most people don't eat up this hasbara anymore.

[PraveenK]

Please compare the released Palestinian hostages which you call prisoners with Israeli hostages to make us better understand what all international laws both sides have violated.

[goldenage]

Justice for Hind Rijab. A girl killed by Israel alone in a car who was waiting for help and thousand of children

[NasibHabib]

In everything, all WSJ could do was to feature Jewish Contributors in this story. Says a lot about just reporting

[blackeagle]

When Hamas releases hostages they look healthy, can walk properly. But when IDF releases hostages they are on wheel chair sometimes in coma. Why ?

[mc-]

Seems like the worst thing about being a prisoner to Hamas is the constant attacks from Israel.

[Knowledge_Scavenger]

3:52 Human dignity? What about how the Palestinians were released from incarceration?

[leonardoruggeri]

What about the Palesti*ian doctors tortured and killed in the Isr*el prisons?

[Incredible_GB]

Human dignity? International humanitarian law? Where were these words when 50000 Palestinians including children and women? Shame on WSJ

[abdulbasito]

A violation of human dignity. IDF Left the chat 😂

[ShadowDC]

"this is a violation of human dignity, which is enchrined as a principal in international humanitarian law",
as if Israel ever cared about International law, dont be hypocrites

[duvasrealm]

WSJ should have new synonyms added to the definition in the Websters, “the hypocrites, the bootlickers, lowest of lows”