When The Mindset Becomes A Problem

As if the tales of bestiality by the Hamas terrorists on 7 October 2023—when they attacked and killed over 1,200 Israelis and other nationalities in the most horrific manner and took 251 people hostage—were not enough, another chapter in this blood-curdling horror story unfolded last week when news broke about how two toddlers, one a five-year-old and another two years old, were murdered in captivity.

- OYEETA BASU

Ariel and Kfir Bibas were kidnapped with their mother Shiri by the Mujahideen Brigades, a Palestinian terror group, which was one of the several groups that joined hands with Hamas to carry out the atrocities of 7 October 2023. As their remains were returned to Israel by the Hamas, the two children were found to have been strangled bare-handed to death and disfigured to show that they had been killed in an Israeli strike. What was thought to be the body of their mother, turned out to be that of a woman from Gaza, which the Hamas, in an act of incalculable cruelty, had passed off as Shiri. It was only two days later that Hamas released Shiri's body. The Hamas also made a huge show of returning the bodies, parading them around and turning it into a celebration, with Gazans, young and old revelling in the inhumanity on display. Even otherwise, Hamas has been parading around the hostages before releasing them, forcing them to wave and smile at the Gazans. As shock and horror rippled through Israel, and much of the civilised world, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel had decided "to delay the release of terrorists that was planned for yesterday (Saturday) until the release of the next hostages is ensured, without the humiliating ceremonies." Around 600 terrorists were scheduled to be release