Posted on 05/07/2024 12:41:21 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
The New York Times has confirmed that on Monday night, the Hamas terror group proposed a counteroffer for a ceasefire-prisoner swap deal, and did not "agree" to the deal approved by both Israel and the US.
Nevertheless, the counteroffer - though not deemed acceptable - was seen by the US as a sign of progress.
The New York Times stressed that Israel's strikes in Rafah were "retaliation for Hamas rocket attacks that killed four Israeli soldiers," and a way to pressure Hamas, but did not constitute the strike that US President Joe Biden was warning against.
Biden is still insisting to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that a ground invasion on Rafah "is a terrible idea," Mara Rudman, a former deputy Middle East special envoy under President Barack Obama who is now at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, told the Times. She claimed that Biden is also "pressuring Hamas in every way possible to get hostages out and more humanitarian aid in."
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(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
Just as the "media" will leave out a word that Trump says that changes the entire meaning of what he said.
Funny how just a word or two can make a huge difference.
Funny how the CIA takes sides. What happened to “honest broker”.
Hamas will return all Israeli and American hostages to Israel in return for a cease fire of XX duration.
Hamas “minor wording changes”
Israel will agree to an immediate and permanent unilateral cease fire
Those officials work in the interests of Hamas. Not Israel.
About half had been released.
Of the 100 or so thought to be alive a few months ago, I doubt any are alive.
Oh thanks for the update
Hostages?
Bump
wH has no cred on negotiations- this ‘progress’ is a pretty obvious attempt to forestall Rafah operation. i’m glad to see Bibi/War Cabinet moving forward.
The new hostage deal proposal would free Hamas of its commitment to release 33 living women, children, elderly, and ailing hostages, and allow dead hostages to be released in their place.
From Israel National News a few minutes ago.
USA tried to play Israel
But the Americans are to dumb
The “ minor wording changes” are that Hamas is bargaining to return hostages “ dead or alive”
In other words, the bodies of dead Israeli women and children are being bartered for the release of convicted jailed terrorists
Israel should agree to the deal with one condition. All the hostages are released. That’s it. Put it back on Hamas, meanwhile keep up the targeted destruction of Hamas.
I would go one step further. Since northern Gaza is pretty much emptied out, Israel should take it back and start rebuilding it as a tourist destination.
Folks need to accept the Pally’s are using Big Moe’s playbook in every conflict
And, Big Moe was leading his followers to world domination
Drop your pants.
Grab your socks.
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Making deals with INSANE TOTALITARIANS is asinine.
Hamas will release 36 hostages
Minor word change
Hamas will release 36 dead hostages
What the problem
“She claimed that Biden is also “pressuring Hamas in every way possible to get hostages out..”
BS. All Biden needs to say is this: “Hamas has until noon EST to release all of the hostages or I will bring the full power of the American military down on their heads. That is all.”
L
The solution is to attack......... kill, kill, kill.
Hamas must and will be exterminated......... even in Qatar
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