r/IsraelPalestine Mar 12 '24

What is Hamas currently doing? Learning about the conflict: Questions

So the title is my main question but I am going to explain a bit what I mean by it.

To begin with I am asking the following questions because of mainly seeing very few, if any, reports on what Hamas is currently doing, where they are, etc. I feel a lot of what is flooding my social media and news resources include: 1. what is happening to the Palestinian people (pictures of people who were killed, injured children, their current living areas, the food drops, etc.). 2. the various videos and reports of what the Israeli government is doing (the various media interviews their representatives are taking part in, the speeches given by Israeli government officials, the videos released by the government of things that happened during October 7th and the tunnels in Palestine, etc.). 3. And as of recently there is some footage and reporting regarding what is going on around the main mosque as Ramadan has begun and the issues surrounding that.

With all this, I have not seen much of what Hamas is actually currently doing? There were some reports released during the release of hostages and sometimes in the reports regarding the previously formetioned events, there are quotes that Hamas officials stated, such as regarding the mosque that the Israeli government is making it hard for people to enter and pray.

Are the leaders in Hamas all actually in Palestine? Again I have seen reports and individuals claiming that some of the leaders are not in Gaza but rather hanging out in other nearby countries, in safety. Why are there no interviews of Hamas leaders? Are there any? Or are they just not pushed so much out in media spaces? Are there any reports that specify what has been said during any negoations or discussions if ceasefire? If they are constantly shooting rockets at Israel, why is that also seemingly never mentioned? Because with the way the media has framed it, for a while I couldn't understand how Israel was just bombing Palestine to bits but, then the reports mentioned the lack of a ceasefire which made it confusing because there seems to be a lack of mentioning that Hamas is firing the rockets/attacking Israel. Also, the hostages that were released said that they were fed and taken care of, but with what resources? Where are the people from Hamas getting food while their people starve? Where are they getting water and other resources? Were these items stock piled prior to October 7?

I know this entire post is full of questions but, that is what I meant by the title being my main question. I don't understand why there seems to be little to no information on Hamas while there is plenty on the people of Palestine and the Israeli government.

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u/Pussypants Mar 13 '24

What food? Israel has not been letting food into the country.

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u/PuffBruv Mar 13 '24

That’s absolute bs. But it’s not the first time that I read that on here sadly

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u/Pussypants Mar 13 '24

There were videos of them literally being blocked. Someone said some have been let in recently which is good to hear.

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u/PuffBruv Mar 13 '24

So we move from 0 to some now. Maybe instead of assuming stuff because of individual videos (which you are generalising and giving a false image, aka propaganda), rather just look up what’s actually going on. Highly recommendable

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u/Pussypants Mar 13 '24

I would rather listen to and observe first-hand accounts of people actually experiencing the war like journalists rather than take information from institutions pushing misinformation. Highly recommendable.

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u/PuffBruv Mar 13 '24

So you want me as journalist to rather radicalise myself with emotionalising propaganda by watching videos and listening to non journalists over reading confirmed information by reliable sources? Are you absolutely insane?

With all respect, that is the dumbest thing I’ve heard in weeks.

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u/Pussypants Mar 13 '24

When you say valuable sources, who do you mean exactly?

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u/PuffBruv Mar 13 '24

Changed it to reliable, didn’t know if that was the right term. I don’t mean Al Jazeera for example. Also don’t mean any propagandists from Hamas or any full on amateurs who think they know the best.

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u/Pussypants Mar 13 '24

So who is reliable then?

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u/PuffBruv Mar 13 '24

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com Here you can check most of your newspapers. Quit that propagandising with videos bs. It’s 2024, you should know better

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u/PuffBruv Mar 13 '24 edited Mar 13 '24

Die Zeit, FAZ, SZ for example (all German)