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Hamas is delaying hostage handover in dispute over aid and prisoners
CNN ^ | 2023-11-25 | Kaitlan Collins, MJ Lee, Ibrahim Dahman and Mostafa Salem

Posted on 11/25/2023 10:09:35 AM PST by Todd_Gray

Hamas says it is delaying the handover of hostages on the second day of its truce with Israel as it disputes the amount of aid being delivered and selection of Palestinian prisoners being released.

Diplomatic sources close to the negotiations tell CNN they are not aware that the process of Hamas handing over hostages has begun.

These sources contradict what a Hamas and Israeli source earlier told CNN, and what Israeli media had been reporting: that the handover of hostages was underway.

Soon after CNN initially reported about the process being underway, Hamas issued a statement saying they were delaying the release of hostages until the “terms of agreement” were agreed to by Israel relating to aid and the release of Palestinian prisoners.

”The Al-Qassam Brigades decide to delay the release of the second batch of prisoners until the occupation adheres to the terms of the agreement related to the entry of relief trucks into the northern Gaza Strip, and due to the failure to adhere to the agreed-upon standards for releasing prisoners,” the military wing of Hamas said on Telegram.

Earlier, CNN reported the second release of hostages from Hamas had been delayed in part over a dispute regarding the amount of aid entering Gaza Saturday, according to Israel and US officials. Hamas is waiting on more trucks of aid to enter before facilitating the transfer, the sources said.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aid; hamas; hostages

1 posted on 11/25/2023 10:09:35 AM PST by Todd_Gray
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To: Todd_Gray
Aid?

I smell Bidens state department thugs.

2 posted on 11/25/2023 10:11:52 AM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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To: blackdog

Biden can’t wipe his own ass..these are Obama’s thugs, the jew hating, iran loving thugs who want to weaken Israel by giving Hamas anything they want..those pro hamas protesters, Biden needs them in 2024, so he goes on TV and pretends to care about Israel but behind the scenes he is telling Israel where they can shove it..if I were Israel I would tell Hamas “Deal is off, we are gonna start the bombings in 5 minutes”


3 posted on 11/25/2023 10:15:35 AM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Todd_Gray
Hamas says it is delaying the handover of hostages on the second day of its truce with Israel as it disputes the amount of aid being delivered and selection of Palestinian prisoners being released.

Well, of course they are delaying. That is the whole point of the "negotiations". Every day buys them more time to reposition and resupply their fighters.

And they don't have enough living hostages to deliver on the "agreement" anyway. Best for HAMAS to keep stalling.

If they delay long enough, they can expect the US to force Israel to stop the campaign permanently. The hostages will then be forgotten.

4 posted on 11/25/2023 10:16:28 AM PST by flamberge (Everybody is going to hate it when we all play by the same "rules".)
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To: Todd_Gray

Oh, for the days of the old joke about the fact that one can tell when certain groups are lying...their lips are moving.
With Hamas, their lips don’t even have to move. Everything about their sorry *ssed little certain-religion based crap is a lie.


5 posted on 11/25/2023 10:16:53 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: Todd_Gray

Indian Givers


6 posted on 11/25/2023 10:17:13 AM PST by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: Todd_Gray

What? You’re surprised?


7 posted on 11/25/2023 10:18:04 AM PST by SMARTY ("A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies." Tennyson)
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To: Todd_Gray

Crank up the bombers. Kill every last one of them including their leaders in Qatar and Turkey.

L


8 posted on 11/25/2023 10:19:23 AM PST by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Obamas loyalists never left the state department.


9 posted on 11/25/2023 10:19:45 AM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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To: blackdog

Israel walked right into this by agreeing to a cease fire in the first place.


10 posted on 11/25/2023 10:24:04 AM PST by Col Frank Slade
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To: Todd_Gray
Hamas will go at great lengths now to expand and stall this Hostage release as much as possible and anyway possible - which is why they took the Hostages to begin with.....it's simply blackmail to get all they want......lots of time to rearm, to build their food supplies, and refill their rank and file to fight against Israel....150 freed prisoners is a good start.
11 posted on 11/25/2023 10:27:24 AM PST by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: Col Frank Slade

because Israel is getting it from both sides, from their own people who want the hostages back, and from the US who want Hamas to pretty much get away with it and have told Israel that if you dont go by our rules no money for you


12 posted on 11/25/2023 10:27:31 AM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Todd_Gray

If Israel can, I hope the message to the terrorists is: You have failed to keep your commitment. No more negotiation. You have 3 hours to return ALL our people. Otherwise, indiscriminate, horrific and high casualty bombing will begin.


13 posted on 11/25/2023 10:30:02 AM PST by Made In The USA (Ellen Ate Dynamite Good Bye Elllen)
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To: Todd_Gray

Typical Arab bullsh!t. Does anyone remember dealing with this crap during Arafat’s days?

Hamas needs to be eliminated. Now. No more cease fires. No more pauses.

Total surrender.


14 posted on 11/25/2023 10:32:10 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
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HAMAS is like a rabid dog... They can’t be trusted for one second.

The Israeli’s are releasing woman and ‘teenage’ criminals... Hamas would prefer that they release killers and murders. That’s not going to happen. The Israeli’s are also likely checking these ‘aid’ convoys to ensure that they don’t include weapons and additional fighters. Most of these ‘aid’ organizations are as criminal and antisemitic as HAMAS is.

The bottom line is this... Do they even have 50 hostages that are still alive?


15 posted on 11/25/2023 10:39:00 AM PST by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Todd_Gray
do I really have to say it???


16 posted on 11/25/2023 10:49:09 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Todd_Gray

Come now, be serious - did anyone not see this coming? Really?


17 posted on 11/25/2023 10:51:51 AM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Billthedrill

I’m sure the Israeli’s did too.


18 posted on 11/25/2023 10:58:26 AM PST by juggernaut
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To: Todd_Gray

Iranians told them to count the cash on the pallets being offloaded.

Obama tried putting a $10,000 bill on top of each of the bundles of cut up newspaper sheets except the top ones. They threatened to release some uncomfortable telephoto shots of Obama. He sent the real cash.


19 posted on 11/25/2023 12:16:58 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging.It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: Todd_Gray
Shocking...
20 posted on 11/25/2023 1:48:36 PM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man)
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