Posted on 08/15/2024 9:51:58 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Hostage negotiations in Doha won’t end on Thursday and will likely continue into Friday, US National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby told reporters in a virtual meeting.
“Given the complexity of the agreement, I do not anticipate coming out of these talks today with a deal,” Kirby said.
“In fact, I'd expect the talks to continue into tomorrow. This is vital work. The remaining obstacles can be overcome, and we must bring this process to a close,” he said.
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I think proof of life is needed before another step is taken.
Holding the hostages is a war crime.
They must be released unconditionally.
US aid and financial transfers to Gaza will be negatively impacted by continued delay.
Continued delay will likely result in a large number of HAMAS leadership retirements courtesy of the IDF.
“The four 1949 [Geneva] Conventions have been ratified by 196 states, including all UN member states, both UN observers (the Holy See and the State of Palestine}, as well as the Cook Islands.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parties_to_the_Geneva_Conventions
Article 69
Immediately upon prisoners of war falling into its power, the Detaining Power shall inform them and the Powers on which they depend, through the Protecting Power, of the measures taken to carry out the provisions of the present Section. They shall likewise inform the parties concerned of any subsequent modifications of such measures.
Article 70
Immediately upon capture, or not more than one week after arrival at a camp, even if it is a transit camp, likewise in case of sickness or transfer to hospital or another camp, every prisoner of war shall be enabled to write direct to his family, on the one hand, and to the Central Prisoners of War Agency provided for in Article 123, on the other hand, a card similar, if possible, to the model annexed to the present Convention, informing his relatives of his capture, address and state of health. The said cards shall be forwarded as rapidly as possible and may not be delayed in any manner.
Article 71
Prisoners of war shall be allowed to send and receive letters and cards. If the Detaining Power deems it necessary to limit the number of letters and cards sent by each prisoner of war, the said number shall not be less than two letters and four cards monthly, exclusive of the capture cards provided for in Article 70, and conforming as closely as possible to the models annexed to the present Convention.
A smelly situation IMHO.
What happened to “we don’t negotiate with terrorists”? Negotiating with them and giving anything will just lead to more terrorism.
There are no hostage negotiations.
There are meetings where people talk.
Hamas must and will die, hostages or no hostages
Has anyone suggested transferring the alive hostages to a neutral country and then continuing talks?
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