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It’s also very hard to be neutral to indiscriminate bombing of civilians in plain sight

Is your theory that Hamas allows journalists free reign to report on anything in Gaza no matter how unflattering, without shooting the reporters who do so, just so that when Israel bombs the journalists will report the bombing? I doubt that.

SURE it really seems in Hamas best interest to shoot the few journalists present...

And it's Hamas that's preventing international journalists to enter...

They're terrorists but not stupid

Really? I think they’re terrorists AND stupid. Why else would they use funds from charity to build tunnels? Why else wouldn’t they build a local economy instead of investing in the daily rain of rockets on their neighbours? Why else would they launch a horrific attack against civilians at a “love and peace” festival next to the Gaza Strip in a country that’s a military powerhouse?

Other than complete delusion, it’s because they’re stupid… OR they don’t care about the well-being of their citizens and value the death of their opponents more than the live of their own

> Why else wouldn’t they build a local economy instead of investing in the daily rain of rockets on their neighbours?

Seriously? If you’re trying to build an economy, one of the first things you’d want to do is establish free trade with other countries. If you can’t do that your economic prospects are basically zero.

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