Let’s not forget the innocents in Israel-Hamas war

Gaza

A plume of smoke rises in the sky of Gaza City during an Israeli airstrike on October 9, 2023. PHOTO | AFP

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The ongoing Israeli-Hamas conflict will, no doubt, be the deadliest ever. There is little love lost between the two adversaries, but this time round, passions and hatred on both sides have reached fever pitch.

In interviews, Israeli generals and politicians spit out the name Hamas, invoking the same kind of dread as a snake’s hiss. On their part, Hamas have voided the hostages they captured of their humanity, and speak of them in nonchalant contempt. Such hatred and dehumanisation give the psychological green light for atrocities.