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Gazans Are Posting Messages of Surrender

(Ha'aretz) Nagham Zbeedat - A growing number of Palestinians are directing their anger increasingly at Hamas, part of a shift in public sentiment being expressed through protests and social media posts. Musa, 25, a social media activist from Khan Yunis who evacuated to Egypt last year, said, "Many have reached the point of envying the dead, believing that in death, at least, there is rest....These are not people persevering with steadfastness....We're not legends or heroes. We don't want to be resilient. This isn't resilience. This is torment, misery and complete exhaustion." There is a growing trend on social media in which civilians in Gaza are publicly declaring their surrender. Many are vocal critics of Hamas. On May 16, Omar Abd Rabou, a social and political activist from Nuseirat, posted on X: "I, citizen Omar Abd Rabou, declare on behalf of myself and my family our surrender in this brutal war, and that we raise the white flag. We seek nothing but survival, and our only wish is to live in peace, safety and freedom." On Monday, Palestinians in Khan Yunis took to the streets once again to protest Hamas's rule and the ongoing war. One demanded: "Open the crossing and let us leave. We don't want to be heroes anymore, and we're done living through tragedies. We're tired."
2025-05-22 00:00:00
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