Posted on 11/05/2023 8:24:55 AM PST by Rummyfan
It looks like Hamas realizes that is is outmatched by Israel’s military power, and is getting desperate. According to recent reports, Hamas is now offering to release civilian hostages in exchange for a short, five-day ceasefire.
"Although the terms have varied in recent weeks, Hamas has indicated most recently that it would release all civilian hostages in exchange for a five-day pause, according to diplomats familiar with the discussions who spoke on the condition of anonymity about the sensitive matter. Israeli military captives, whose precise number is unknown, would be retained, possibly to eventually be offered in trade for Palestinian prisoners in Israel,” reports The Washington Post.
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It’s easy to hear this news and consider it a source of celebration, but considering the fact that the hostages have been the only leverage Hamas has in this situation, there’s ample reason to be suspicious of their true intentions here. Originally, they attempted a slow trickle of hostages in order to stave off a ground invasion. What are they attempting to pull off now? It seems that a five day ceasefire would be exploited to gain a tactical advantage, or it’s a trick, and they have no intention of releasing hostages at all. Hamas also demanded more humanitarian aid for civilians.
We’ve seen that scam before, too. The fact is, Hamas never misses a trick, and at the moment, it looks like Israel isn’t about to fall for the terror group’s games. According to The Washington Post, Netanyahu "rejected any effort to link hostage talks with a pause in the fighting, saying just minutes after Blinken publicly called for it that consideration of any cease-fire would happen only after all of the hostages were freed."
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It’s a trap!
Yep! The only reason these sub-human creatures would “cave” is to gain time to re-arm and kill more Jews.
well they are firing missiles on us day after day.
I would think they still have some major tricks up their sleeve.
YES!! They’re caving. Every minute of their waking hours, they’re digging them as fast as they can. . . . Or did you mean a different kind of caving?
Of course it is.
They are shooting their own people that are trying to escape. It does not look like they are caving to me.
the hamas terrorists need time to escape to the south
they realize they are dead men walking in the north
Israel did not choose to have this war in a densely populated territory. Their enemy did. This war is a binary choice. Either you have it with all the ugly collateral damage it entails, or you don’t. The equivocating global political class are insisting from the comfort of their couches there is a fantasy antiseptic half pregnancy option filled with cease fires and pauses.
The Hamas leaders saw the massive rally of support in Washingon D C and may perhaps have their minds set on coming here for easier pickings.
Hezbollah talks a lot, but they won’t move in the North, because their overlord Iran is afraid it will be attacked in response
now Hamas feels abandoned & betrayed by Hezbollah
so much for “Arab solidarity”! lol
A lot of Democrats are deeply saddened by this news.
Where are the calls for Hamas to disarm?
All of the initial hostages are already dead. These are probably new hostages from their own side.
Those calls are only meant for Americans that want to defend their homes.
You can’t deal with a group that has a stated intent to kill you.
Con hamas into releasing the hostages for a cease fire, and the day after the release, re-commence the bombing.
“...minds set on coming here...”
They already are.
wy69
Maybe Hamas and Hezbollah will pack up and move to Iran. Get them all in one place and level it.
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