According to Amnesty International, before Oct 2023 the IDF held approximately 2,000 Palestinians in indefinite security detention without trial or hearing like the man below. See full report linked at bottom.
IDF soldiers abusing unarmed and bare-footed Palestinian man in Hebron, the West Bank, who allegedly resisted arrest. Look at the joyful expressions on the faces of the soldiers. Is the man crying out "I can't breathe?" The IDF said this case was "under investigation." (Photo: 22 Sep 2016, Reuters)
With no hope or chance of seeing the release of the 2,000 detainees like the Palestinian pictured above, armed groups conducted their brazen surprise attack on 7 Oct 2023 to seize captives for a prisoner swap. The assault killed 1,200 Israeli citizens and resulted in 250 hostages taken (including several AMCITS). A US 9/11 Commission-style report would gravely damage Likud Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
Upon advice of D/Mossad, the Likud Cabinet conducted one such trade in Nov 2023, releasing several innocent Israelis and Palestinians. See CNN report below.
Afterwards, the rightwing Likud cabinet stopped negotiating and "rolled out Nakba 2023" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The exact quote by Likud Minister Avi Dichter is linked below. According to Wikipedia, the Likud reprisal ratio against Palestinians in Gaza for the 7 Oct 2023 attack is almost 40:1.
Likud Security Cabinet member Avi Dichter at the Knesset general assembly in May 2024. He publicly called for Nakba 2023, destroying any chance of a two-state solution. (Photo: Noam Moskowitz / Knesset spokesperson)
See all sources below.
Sources:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/11/israel-opt-horrifying-cases-of-torture-and-degrading-treatment-of-palestinian-detainees-amid-spike-in-arbitrary-arrests/
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/22/world/what-do-we-know-about-the-israel-hamas-hostage-deal/index.html
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-11-12/ty-article/israeli-security-cabinet-member-calls-north-gaza-evacuation-nakba-2023/0000018b-c2be-dea2-a9bf-d2be7b670000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war
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