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Home / Israel-Hamas / Why are 600 Americans still languishing in Gaza?
Israel‑Hamas, Grand strategy, Middle East

October 30, 2023

Why are 600 Americans still languishing in Gaza?

By Daniel Davis

“No man left behind!” It’s an article of faith drilled into the heads of every volunteer of the United States Armed Forces from day one. It becomes imprinted on our DNA. We live it, breathe it, and—if necessary—die by it. We will never abandon a single American in harm’s way. But when it comes to our government, it appears when instead of one American, there are up to 600, different standards apply—at least if the American citizens in question are stranded in Gaza.

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