Hamas’s hostage treatment: A sharia law violation?
Hamas has attributed the deaths to Israeli bombings, deflecting responsibility for the brutal acts. This response raises questions about Hamas's motivations, which might include using the hostages to leverage political or military concessions, or as a retaliatory measure for Israeli actions. The group’s spokesman, Abu Obaida, suggested that hostages would be killed in retaliation for Israeli bombings, revealing a strategy that appears to violate Islamic principles.