Posted on 04/09/2024 2:19:41 PM PDT by KingofZion
Israel and Hamas on Tuesday were considering a new U.S. proposal for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza and the freeing of some hostages still held by the militant group, but mediators cautioned that the two sides remained far from a deal.
The plan, presented by Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns to officials from Israel, Hamas, Qatar and Egypt in Cairo on Sunday, calls for a six-week cease-fire in Gaza, which has faced an intense Israeli military campaign in the aftermath of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks. During the pause in fighting, according to the plan, Hamas would release 40 of the more than 100 hostages the group is holding in the enclave in exchange for 900 Palestinian prisoners from Israel’s jails, including 100 serving long sentences on terrorism-related charges.
Officials helping to broker the negotiations said Tuesday that the two sides still disagree over key aspects of any potential deal. Those include the circumstances under which Palestinians displaced by the war would be allowed to return to northern Gaza, the identities of the Palestinian prisoners to be released and whether the initial six-week cease-fire could become permanent.
“To be honest we are not optimistic,” an official familiar with the negotiations said early Tuesday morning ...
Netanyahu wants a deal with Hamas to include a temporary pause in fighting, while Hamas has called for a permanent cease-fire. In prior rounds of negotiations, Hamas officials have expressed some flexibility about the means through which such a permanent cease-fire would be achieved.
“This Burns position is apparently still ignoring the elephant in the room—namely, is this a six-week deal before an assault of Rafah and more Israeli strikes, or is this the entry point to a permanent cease-fire?” said Daniel Levy, a former Israeli negotiator and government official.
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Here's a better one: Hamas will release all hostages immediately and Israel will let all remaining Hamas flee to Iran. Anyone left in the tunnels will then be neutralized.
Would you make a deal with the devil?
Release the hostages you rapist pieces of garbage.
Destroy Hamas! Each killed terrorist makes me happy.
duh! Hamas wants all jews dead, how do you compromise with that?
Wipe them out Israel, don’t let Pedo Joe deter you!
Or a Hamas supporter. In Islam, there is no such thing as a cease-fire. There is only hudna (i.e., a pause to regain strength, rest, or re-arm).
My source has told me
Most hostages are dead
JD VANCE for vice president under trump
IMO-—HAMAS has cornered itself:
The HOSTAGES they “HAD FOR TRADE”are no longer alive....or at least a great number of them are dead,.
THAT WAS THE ONLY CURRENCY THEY HAD.
SOOOOOOO-—NOW WHAT ?????
This isn’t “WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S”...
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