There are reportedly still 97 people missing after being taken into captivity by Hamas, one year after the October 7 attacks. At least 64 of them are believed to be alive.
In the year since that attack on innocent people, only death and destruction have resulted for mostly civilians and the war has spread from Israel and Palestinian lands to Jordan, Yemen, Iran, Syria and Libya with no end in sight.
Israel continues to claim a death count of senior Hamas and Hezbollah leaders but terror groups don’t work like that. Death is not a deterrent for their cause, it is only a motivator for fighting against what they see as oppressors. Failure to understand that cost the U.S. many deaths in Afghanistan. When will we learn?
The civilians of Israel and Palestinian territories have very little say over what their leaders will do. In Israel, the Prime Minister has held on to power for an indeterminate amount of time and refuses to accept hostage exchange deals unless it allows Israeli forces to stay in Gaza in perpetuity. Hamas had very little support amongst the Palestinians when it launched the October 7 attacks and has only brought death and destruction on the people it represents.
How many years will we honor the anniversary of October 7 while still warring over the original date?
