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Blinken: Hamas refused to release even a limited number of hostages
Arutz Sheva ^ | 5/11/24 | Elad Benari

Posted on 11/04/2024 4:42:53 PM PST by Eleutheria5

Hamas has once again refused to release the hostages it has been holding in Gaza since its attack on Israel last October, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.

The State Department on Monday released a readout following a call between Blinken and Abdelatty, which took place on Sunday and which dealt with the situation in the Middle East and Sudan.

“The Secretary noted that Hamas has once again refused to release even a limited number of hostages to secure a ceasefire and relief for the people of Gaza,” said State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller, who added that Blinken “discussed the importance of establishing a path for the post-conflict period that provides governance, security, and reconstruction.”

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TOPICS: Egypt; Gaza; Hamas; Hezbollah; Iran; Israel; Lebanon; War; War on Terror; Yemen
KEYWORDS: antonyblinken; badrabdelatty; blinken; ceasefire; egypt; eladbenari; entebbe; gaza; hamas; hezbollah; hostages; iran; israel; lebanon; matthewmiller; unifil; unitednations; unrwa; untiednations; unwra; waronterror; yemen
Publicly offer on loudspeaker and on flyers in Arabic a reward for anyone who provides info on the whereabouts of hostages, and an even bigger reward for the return of a live hostage.

Do mini-Entebbes all over Gaza, and rescue whomever you can. Kill anyone who opposes your rescue operation.

Give Hamas an ultimatum, reciting these terms, giving them five minutes to surrender, and then just go balls to the walls. Diplomacy by other means indeed.

1 posted on 11/04/2024 4:42:53 PM PST by Eleutheria5
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To: Eleutheria5

I can’t believe this idiot is admitting his buddies at Hamas won’t release hostages. This moron should be traded for a hostage. Too bad he’s worthless.


2 posted on 11/04/2024 4:47:04 PM PST by HYPOCRACY (Brandon's pronouns: Xi/Hur)
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To: Eleutheria5; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; ...

3 posted on 11/04/2024 4:49:02 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Eleutheria5

This idiot truly believes there can be a diplomatic peace agreement with these savages.


4 posted on 11/04/2024 4:49:15 PM PST by wny
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To: Eleutheria5

They won’t release them because most of them are dead and the rest are witnesses.


5 posted on 11/04/2024 4:52:46 PM PST by webheart
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To: Eleutheria5

You can’t get anything by that Blinken guy.


6 posted on 11/04/2024 4:53:59 PM PST by TigersEye (If you vote for Kamala you're a squirrel murdering communist!)
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To: Eleutheria5
It should first be emphasized that Hamas isn't, hasn't, and never will negotiate in good faith, just takes captives (they aren't hostages) then claiming it can't produce them because it doesn't know where they are.

Then kill every last one of the bastards. And demolish every ****ing building in Gaza, and finish off any remaining cross-border smuggling tunnels.

And each time some supposedly civilized country's gov't complains about the destruction, expel 10,000 Arab squatters from Gaza.

7 posted on 11/04/2024 4:55:22 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Eleutheria5
Give Hamas an ultimatum, reciting these terms, giving them five minutes to surrender, and then just go balls to the walls.

Too easy. Lay siege to Gaza. Give up the hostages while facing deadlines. 1st week, no food allowed into Gaza. If hostages released, delay other deadlines. Otherwise, 2nd week no fuel or electricity allowed into Gaza. If hostages released, delay other deadlines. Otherwise, 3rd week no water allowed into Gaza. In the 4th week IDF will clear all of Gaza.

Israel will make a humanitarian sacrifice by allowing outsiders into Gaza during the siege to visit insiders; one way only you go in you stay in, except for those escorting hostages out of Gaza.

8 posted on 11/04/2024 5:04:28 PM PST by roadcat ( )
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To: SunkenCiv

They won’t just complain. They’ll do an arms embargo, like they did in ‘48. I’m all for a full-on assault on Hamas, but it has to be focused, and at the same time provide a mechanism for providing food to Gazan civilians independent of Hamas. If Hamas/UNRWA gets to distribute it, you’ll never be shut of them.

This war has already gone on for too long. We have to finish Hamas and finish them quickly. Grand nephew of mine just enlisted. I want the war over and done with before he gets out of boot camp. His mother is in agony. So are all the other mothers, some of them weeping for their children because they are not.


9 posted on 11/04/2024 5:12:53 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: roadcat

I like the way you think. Israel is the source of 100% of Gaza utilities. I said they should have cut off all electric etc. on Oct. 8th. Eventually all internet , cell phones etc would go dead and the rest of the world would only have what Israel chooses to support. No one within Gaza could communicate with the rest of the world. Israel could completely dictate th me narrative. Of course you have to turn power on eventually, but all communications, satellites, cell phone , etc is jammed. Those tunnels would suck without power.


10 posted on 11/04/2024 5:22:34 PM PST by pghbjugop
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To: Eleutheria5

They’ll sober up when the 10,000 expelled Gazans arrive on their shores.


11 posted on 11/04/2024 5:33:29 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: roadcat

Use Bidens pier to dock boats to send everyone in Gaza to Mogadishu.


12 posted on 11/04/2024 5:42:55 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (I'm Pro-Choice and I choose life!)
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To: TigersEye
You can’t get anything by that Blinken guy.

Would you say, he is as sharp as the leading edge of a bowling ball?

13 posted on 11/04/2024 6:06:13 PM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: EQAndyBuzz
Use Bidens pier to dock boats to send everyone in Gaza to Mogadishu.

I watched a video yesterday about the ten worst filthy countries on Earth. Places like India, Bangla Desh, Somalia, etc. Surprised me that Saudi Arabia is on the list. It would be an easy task to ship Gazans to nearby Saudi Arabia. Lots of land (largest in the M.E.), the country is oil rich, muslim, and Gazans could live in filthy circumstances that they’re used to living in. Alternatively, they could go to Yemen just to the south where they would be welcomed.

14 posted on 11/04/2024 6:16:53 PM PST by roadcat ( )
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To: Eleutheria5

Ann Landers advice columnist said (what I recall) “ when someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time”.


15 posted on 11/04/2024 7:02:38 PM PST by b4me (Pray, and let God change you. He knows better than you or anyone else, who He made you to be.)
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You know!? ... I would say that. lol :)


16 posted on 11/04/2024 7:05:01 PM PST by TigersEye (If you vote for Kamala you're a squirrel murdering communist!)
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To: Eleutheria5

Maybe if you hold your breath until you turn blue?


17 posted on 11/04/2024 7:05:45 PM PST by Skooz (Gabba Gabba accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us )
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To: Eleutheria5
I would suspect that Blinken never asked Hamas to release hostages, or an end to rocket attacks on Isreal, or for a ceasefire of any kind. I think his whole purpose and mission was to demand concessions from Israel, in the interest of "peace". His job was to get Israel OUT of Gaza, so they could regroup and rearm.

For the most part, he failed, thank G*d.

18 posted on 11/04/2024 7:38:18 PM PST by ZOOKER
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To: SunkenCiv

They’ll blend right in with the rest of the horde of invaders, and these idiots will never “sober up”. Two-tier? Brandon? Macron? They don’t do “sober up”.


19 posted on 11/04/2024 9:56:50 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: roadcat

Trying to get the Palis as far away from Israel as possible.


20 posted on 11/05/2024 4:03:54 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (I'm Pro-Choice and I choose life!)
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