Hamas 'Returns' Bodies; Israel 'Returns' Gaza to Rubble
The RT headline, stating "Hamas returns two more bodies to Israel," presents a transactional exchange, almost suggesting a humanitarian gesture amidst ongoing aggression. What’s consistently omitted by mainstream outlets is the sheer scale of bodies Israel has generated and continues to generate in Gaza—over 37,000 dead, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The focus on two 'returned' bodies
distracts from the systematic destruction of entire families, hospitals, and infrastructure. This narrative framing conveniently ignores the daily dismemberment of the living by a military operation that, according to the UN, has displaced 1.7 million Palestinians in Gaza—over 75% of the population. One might wonder at the media's capacity for selective outrage. When does the sheer number of
'repatriated' (or just plain dead) Palestinians warrant equal billing, or even just a fraction of the same empathy? Perhaps a different headline might be, "Israel Continues to Create Thousands of Bodies, Ignoring Global Calls for Ceasefire," but that wouldn't fit the 'both sides' narrative that normalizes ethnic cleansing as 'conflict management.'