Posted on 01/12/2025 9:40:10 PM PST by logi_cal869
Hamas's unexpected flexibility during negotiations for a hostage deal and ceasefire in Gaza surprised Israeli delegates, a source from Hamas told Saudi news outlet Asharq on Saturday.
“We are close to announcing an agreement and a [hostage deal],” said a source claiming to be familiar with the negotiations, “but this hinges on Israel’s awaited response. If no new Israeli conditions are introduced, the agreement will be ready for announcement through the mediators”—referring to Egypt, Qatar, and the United States.
The source said that Hamas demonstrated "significant flexibility" during the talks, which surprised Israeli negotiators. This included agreeing to submit a list of living prisoners as part of the first phase and adding 11 prisoners to the list at Israel’s request during the latest round of discussions.
Additionally, Hamas did not object to the continued presence of Israeli forces in the Philadelphi Corridor, the closure of the Rafah crossing, or the positioning of Israeli forces at the Netzarim axis, which separates northern Gaza from the south.
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;-)
Ordered by Iran.
Exactly.
They may try to sneak it in on ’Biden’s Watch’ (to spite Trump).
I guess the Muzzy’s don’t want hell to pay
Give Trump a Nobel Peace Prize on January 20! He’s done a million times more than that slimy O’Bastard did, and he is not even in office.
Trump has already out played Biden, by publicly demanding the hostage return. If they do it before or after Jan 20. Trump claims the win either way.
Is the Jerusalem comPost calling hostages “prisonners”?
Seems likely.
There’s not that much more that Trump can do to Hamas, that Israel has not already done to Hamas. or is in a position to do. Iran, however, has a great deal to lose.
Iran is the head of the snake, and they are in Trump’s crosshairs.
flexible indeed with the promise of an incoming trump administration!
Daddy’s home, better clean up.
For sure. Iran knows Trump ain’t effing around.
Apparently, there are some actions to be taken against hamas for not releasing the hostages. They’re being laughed at as one of them is *severe sanctions*.
HOWEVER, I strongly suspect that Trump is NOT announcing what he truly intends to so as to not give them time to prepare for it.
It seems to me that one of Trump’s best strategies is to give enough information for the left to melt down over while planning his real actions and catching them off guard.
Translation...
"We accidentally murdered 80% of the hostages."
"The other 20% have been starved and sexually abused, every day, for the last 15 months."
The Jerusalem Post despises Netanyahu and the Political Right.
This information is either completely false - or - it will discomfort or disadvantage the Israeli Right Wing in some way.
Hamas has seven days to release the hostages. Clock is ticking.
The Hamas negotiators should be immediately confronted and killed
Something about Trump’s promise to deliver hellfire on Hamas if hostages not released by 20 January
Shades of Tehran releasing US Embassy hostages held for 444 days under Carter…released at the hour of Reagan’s inauguration
7 more days
It’s going to be a LONG week.
This reminds me of the Iranian Hostage Crisis. As soon as Reagan was sworn in Iran released the hostages.
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