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support for Hamas is on the rise in Gaza

the majority of civilians there deny

Hamas committed atrocities against

Israelis on October 7th some of those

civilians we've learned are shielding

and helping Hamas militants one hostage

sharing her experience in captivity says

she was being held by a civilian family

in Gaza and experience what she

described as a holocaust civilians

involvement is further complicating a

war where Israel's goal is to root out

Hamas terrorists but is pressured to

protect Palestinians who are largely

supportive of Hamas according to the

Palestinian Center for policy and Survey

research 75% of civilians in Gaza

believe Hamas was correct to launch its

assault on Israel on October 7th and

ever since the War Began support for

Hamas has strengthened the majority of

Palestinians would like to see Hamas in

control of Gaza over other leadership

when the war ends 21-year-old Mia shim a

hostage taken by Hamas during a music

festival is now sharing her experience

saying she felt like an animal in the

Safari operated on without anesthesia to

treat a gunshot wound in her arm Hamas

released a video of Mia during her time

in captivity where she is heard saying

she is fine but now free and away from

the terrorist she describes what is the

truth Mia was one of the fortunate ones

released in a hostage prisoner exchange

last month Mia says her captors were a

family of civilians and wants the world

to understand Israel is up against more

than just Hamas militants Mia says

everyone over there is a terrorist

suddenly I realize that I'm with a

family suddenly I'm asking myself

questions why am I in some family's home

why are there kids here why is there a

wife it was important to me to relay the

truth about the nature of the people who

live in Gaza who they truly are and what

I experienced there I went through a

holocaust navigating through civilians

to seek out Hamas has proven to be

difficult for Israel one of hamas's War

tactics dressing as innocent civilians

to blend in blurring the lines for

Israeli soldiers on who the enemy is

Israel got it wrong in the tragic death

of three hostages earlier this month the

Israeli military taking full

responsibility but stressing the

complexity of situations on the ground

as the enemy embeds itself with civilians