Noa Argamani, an Israeli woman freed from Hamas captivity in Gaza in June, said on Friday that her injuries were caused by an Israeli air strike during her rescue operation, not by a Hamas attack.

Speaking to diplomats from G7 countries in Tokyo on Wednesday, Argamani detailed her ordeal after she was taken captive by Palestinian armed groups during the 7 October attack. However, two days later, she issued a statement on Instagram, saying that some of her remarks had been misquoted and taken out of context.

Contrary to some Israeli media reports, Argamani clarified that she was not beaten or had her hair shaved by Palestinian fighters.

“[Hamas members] did not hit me while I was in captivity, nor did they cut my hair; I was injured by the collapse of a wall caused by an [Israeli] Air Force pilot,” she added.

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    3 months ago

    Both Hamas and the IDF are evil bastards only interested in harming the other, even if it means killing innocents. No excuses for either side.

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      3 months ago

      “both sides both side both sides”

      How about we demand that Hamas leave their underground lairs and battle the IDF a safe distance away from the civilian population?

      I’m sure the IDF would agree to those terms, but do you honestly believe Hamas would?

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        3 months ago

        Hamas would probably be fine with that if the IDF came to the fight in rags with 50 year old AKs and Molotovs.

        When both sides are killing children and innocents, both sides are evil.

        “We got the terrorist, but had to bomb a school full of kids” isn’t the action of a good society.