An Israeli military spokesperson confirmed that there were “hostage situations” in the southern city of Ofakim and the nearby kibbutz of Beeri.

An Israeli military spokesperson confirmed that there were “hostage situations” in the southern city of Ofakim and the nearby kibbutz of Beeri.

Hamas said it had taken “dozens” of Israeli soldiers hostage and moved them to the Gaza Strip as footage emerged appearing to show gunmen in military fatigues leading a group of mostly barefoot women down a street in Israel.

The announcement and video verified by NBC News came hours after Hamas launched a deadly land, air and sea attack and fired a huge barrage of rockets at Israel.

  • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.caEnglish
    51·
    1 year ago

    It’s really bizarre. Kids that have been conditioned by the internet to think democratic countries are bad and authoritarian countries are good. Ideologies are stupid in general, but the tankie thing is just batshit. Hopefully it’s just a weird phase for them, but I see there’s a bunch of tankie grifters on Youtube and as we see with the MAGA grifters, once people develop weird parasocial tendencies they struggle to get out of it.

    • UraniumBlazer@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Kids that have been conditioned by the internet to think democratic countries are bad and authoritarian countries are good

      Not only that… There are some idiots who genuinely believe that China and the USSR were/are democratic and that western democracies aren’t.

      once people develop weird parasocial tendencies they struggle to get out of it

      True :(