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Hamas leader: No prisoner swap before end of war
Times of Israel ^ | October 10, 2023 | GIANLUCA PACCHIANI

Posted on 10/10/2023 9:32:08 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh says that the issue of prisoner exchanges will only be tackled after the end of the war.

In a statement, the terror group leader says that “parties that have contacted us” offering mediation for a hostage release through a prisoner swap have been informed of the decision.

Haniyeh also praises Gazans’ endurance and willingness to sacrifice themselves for the Palestinian cause, and says that the “destruction” currently carried out by the Israeli army in Gaza in retaliation strikes is a reflection of the “shame of its defeat.”

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hamas; hostages; israeliranhamaswar; wot
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To: FLNittany
W/out election fraud, we would be free of this pretend war in the Ukraine, and this despicable fracas as well. Oh, and bread wouldn’t be $3.50/loaf either.

That said, if this happened under PDJT’s watch, it would be raining in Gaza by now. Hard.

Yes and yes.

21 posted on 10/10/2023 9:44:38 AM PDT by piytar (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit!)
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To: FLNittany

$3.50 a loaf?!! You have bread that cheap! It’s up to $9 around here!


22 posted on 10/10/2023 9:44:50 AM PDT by Torahman (Remember the Maccabees )
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To: Alberta's Child

The Israeli government may not have free reign to do whatever it wants under those circumstances.

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Fine. Then let the US or whoever send in Special Ops forces to get them out.

Oops. Can’t do that. Biden is cutting funding to Special Ops.


23 posted on 10/10/2023 9:46:59 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: ConservativeInPA

I hope by the time the war is over there is not one member of Hamas still alive.


24 posted on 10/10/2023 9:47:01 AM PDT by EastTexasTraveler
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To: ConservativeInPA

Hamas knows the only leverage they have is the hostages. However, Israel decided long ago that negotiating for hostages only leads to the taking of more hostages. I am glad it’s not my decision to make.


25 posted on 10/10/2023 9:47:16 AM PDT by Spok (It takes a lot of learning to understand how little we know. (Paraphrasing Thomas Sowell.))
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To: FLNittany

Note however that from news reports and online information, it looks like the Israelis are making it “rain” pretty hard by themselves.


26 posted on 10/10/2023 9:48:04 AM PDT by piytar (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit!)
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To: ConservativeInPA
"hamas chief ismail haniyeh says, “destruction” currently carried out by the Israeli
army in Gaza in retaliation strikes is a reflection of the “shame of its defeat".

Empty words since there won't be much left intact in the gaza strip after being
pummeled and excavated by the Israeli army

haniyeh also praises gazans’ endurance and willingness to sacrifice themselves.."

I have to wonder how many dead gazans agree with this walking sphincter.

27 posted on 10/10/2023 9:48:06 AM PDT by chief lee runamok (Anti Socialist Flâneur@Large)
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To: Reddy
Unfortunately, any American hostages should kiss their butts goodbye.

I am torn over the “American” hostage situation. More than likely they also have Israeli citizenship, in fact there are citizens from tens of countries that have been either killed or held hostage that have dual citizenship with Israel.

28 posted on 10/10/2023 9:48:23 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Muslims in America must immediately return to their nations of origin to fight Islamic extremism.)
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To: ConservativeInPA

A little late to play the “victim” pig fat boys...


29 posted on 10/10/2023 9:49:22 AM PDT by politicket
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To: Torahman
Qatar cannot protect him from the wrath to come. All who come against Am Israel will be destroyed? “Vengeance is mine says YHVH, and I myself will execute it.”

Amen!

30 posted on 10/10/2023 9:49:59 AM PDT by EinNYC
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To: ConservativeInPA

They killed 900+ Israeli’s... And the Israeli’s have apparently hunted down and killed 1300 Palestinian terrorist within their territory... And for those still hiding... Prepare to die.


31 posted on 10/10/2023 9:50:19 AM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: chief lee runamok
I have to wonder how many dead gazans agree with this walking sphincter.

My guess is quite a lot.

32 posted on 10/10/2023 9:50:31 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Muslims in America must immediately return to their nations of origin to fight Islamic extremism.)
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To: ConservativeInPA

I’m fine with that, because it allows Israel to kill all of the captors, then kill all Hamas fighters in their control.


33 posted on 10/10/2023 9:52:18 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Responsibility2nd
If it were up to me, I might be inclined to write off many of the hostages with U.S. citizenship. But it doesn’t work that way, and even here on FR I’ve seen a complete logical contradiction in some of the posts on this topic.

1. “Israel should bulldoze Gaza into the sea and/or turn it into glass.”

2. “This is a matter of national interest for the U.S. because Hamas has prisoners who are U.S. citizens.”

You can’t have it both ways. Either Israel ignores the concerns of other governments about their own citizens and destroys Gaza, or it makes its own actions subject to the oversight of those governments.

34 posted on 10/10/2023 9:54:03 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: ConservativeInPA

Hamas shouldn’t exist after the war


35 posted on 10/10/2023 9:54:36 AM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: moovova

Probably someone from the Biden regime doing the asking


36 posted on 10/10/2023 9:55:40 AM PDT by william clark (A man who is unwilling to be proven wrong has little regard for truth.)
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To: ConservativeInPA
Hamas

For they have sown the wind. Check.

They shall reap the whirlwind. In progress.

37 posted on 10/10/2023 9:56:30 AM PDT by JPG ("...if you can keep it.")
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To: ConservativeInPA

This is not a war. It is a response to a terrorist action against a nation state. As such, the Israel military should kill as many Hamas terrorists as possible. Those that surrender should be given field trials in accordance with the Geneva Conventions, convicted of terrorist activities and being illegal combatants under the Geneva Conventions, and executed under the Geneva Conventions. The Israels need to ensure that they find all the terrorist and kill them in battle or by the judicial means open to them.


38 posted on 10/10/2023 9:59:42 AM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: Alberta's Child

I’ve seen a few reports of Americans pleading for something to be done regarding loved ones and family members who are held hostage by terrorists.

My heart goes out to them. I too would be calling on the US to take any and all necessary actions.

But the cold hard reality of the situation.....

What can be done? Re-enact the failed hostage rescue that Carter did?


39 posted on 10/10/2023 10:00:56 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: ifinnegan

You would be right ——

-— had you ended your sentence with the word “killed”


40 posted on 10/10/2023 10:06:23 AM PDT by Old West Conservative (President Reagan - 3rd greatest POTUS after Washington and Lincoln)
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