Qatar’s prime minister and other officials met with family members of six Israelis held captive in Gaza on Saturday and told them Israel’s killing of a senior Hamas official in Beirut made negotiating a new hostage deal much more difficult, several media outlets have reported.
Israel launched a drone strike in Beirut on January 2 that killed Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy chief of Hamas’s political bureau, who played a key role in negotiating the deal that resulted in over 100 Israelis and over 200 Palestinians being freed. A day before the drone strike, Israeli officials told the media that Hamas was showing a willingness to negotiate.
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani hosted families of Israeli hostages in Doha and told them Qatar was committed to working toward their release. “We have engaged directly with the hostages’ families to share as much information as possible, and to assure them that Qatar is committed to using every resource to secure their release. We will continue to engage with these families,” a Qatari official told Axios.
The official said Qatar is “using every possible channel” but stressed that “Qatar is a mediator” and “does not control Hamas.” The official said it’s become “increasingly difficult” to maintain channels of communication due to the “escalation of bombardment in Gaza and elsewhere, which candidly complicates the hostage negotiations.”
Besides sabotaging negotiations, the Israeli drone strike in Beirut also risks a major regional war that could draw in the US. Hezbollah has vowed retaliation and said it fired 62 rockets at an Israeli observation post on Saturday in what it called a “preliminary response” to the assassination of al-Arouri.
The Israel strike on Beirut marked the first time Israel bombed the Lebanese capital since the 2006 Lebanon War. In November, Axios reported that US officials were worried Israel was trying to provoke Hezbollah as a pretext for a wider war in Lebanon.
Well of course the killing of Saleh al-Arour complicates things. Israel plans to hunt down the leaders of Hamas and take them out for the October 7 attack. Saleh al-Arour death is real reminder to Hamas leadership of what is in store for them. So Hamas leaders will keep using the hostages as human shields.
So Hamas leaders will keep using the hostages as human shields.
Now why would they do that?… The hostages have been the targets of choice for the IDF.
Hannibal Directive. The Zionists do not care about the hostages.
Remove Hamas?
How many innocent neighboring women and children in the process?
An educated ball park guess will do.
I really just want to know the ratiio of Hamas to children.
Since no one seems to care.
And even if they do remove Hamas. This terrorism will create others to take their place. A win if your a war monger i suppose.
Since iniquity will abound. The love of many will wax cold. . .
Seems so viable now. Especially when I hear people trying to explian it away and justify it. Children without limbs and its all somehow justifiable if you follow the right crowd.
I find it utterly disgusting at best. If this is your world. I want no part of it.
If the leaders of Israel are Gods chosen, Why cant they just walk down the street and blow those horns?
And actually if I was in their place (a streach i know) I would have .
1 Been a better neighbor to begin with towards the Palestinians.
2. If I had to go to war, I would have lost a few honorable men
3. Done something else.
marching down the streets and infiltrating the tunnels in a bloody war.
There is no Honor or morality in what they are doing. Have you seen the pictures of straff bombing entire city districts without precision?
I cant believe anyone in their right mind would support this.
I know many Mid Easterns will never forgive them for this.
Germany recieved more forgiveness. And the rampant disregard for humanity is the same. Dont lose your soul in this BS.
The leader of Israel is no saint. And the U.S. government is making a big mistake. We are supposed to support the people of Israel and others alike. Not A few of their elite in charge.
This is not what is meant by supportung Israel. Wake up!
It’s one thing using the “human shields” tripe when you’re justifying Israel’s bombardment of Gaza when Hamas is using Gazans as human shields. It’s a whole different thing when you are justifying Israel’s actions that will lead to their own people being used as human shields. And Israel is doing so knowing god damned well that this would happen.
“A day before the drone strike, Israeli officials told the media that Hamas was showing a willingness to negotiate.”
That’s why Israel did it.
“Qatar Tells Hostage Families That Israel’s Killing of Hamas Official in Beirut Complicates Negotiations” I didn’t know Qatar made “EINSTEINS!” Did you?
Qatar’s prime minister and other officials met with family members of six Israelis held captive in Gaza
Well at least someone is talking to them.
Good news for the families of the hostages, I am sure. /s