Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday again rejected the idea of withdrawing from Gaza and releasing thousands of Palestinian prisoners as part of a hostage deal with Hamas and vowed his massacre would continue.
“We will not remove the IDF from the Gaza Strip and we will not release thousands of terrorists,” Netanyahu said. “None of this will happen. What will happen? Absolute victory!”
Hamas has offered to release all remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a permanent ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal. But Netanyahu has repeatedly vowed that the slaughter in Gaza, which has killed over 26,000 Palestinians, including over 10,000 children, will go on and could extend into 2025.
Despite the impasse, the two sides are still negotiating through Qatari and Egyptian mediators. Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ senior political leader, said Tuesday that he’s reviewing the latest proposal that was discussed by the US, Israel, Qatar, and Egypt over the weekend.
Haniyeh, who is based in Qatar, said in a statement that Hamas is “open to discussing any serious and practical initiatives or ideas, provided that they lead to a comprehensive cessation of aggression.” But he added the plan must “complete withdrawal of the occupation forces from the Gaza Strip.”
Haniyeh said the proposal includes three phases, and the last one would involve Hamas releasing the last of its Israeli hostages, which would be soldiers at that point. How many Palestinians Israel would release from prison still needs to be negotiated. Media reports have said the proposal includes a two-month truce to facilitate the prisoner exchanges.
The remaining prisioners are, with a few exceptions, either IDF or paramilitaries. Hence they should be described as POWs
Short of a divine intervention or perhaps loud mouthTurkey or Egypt, I see future brand new condos facing the beautiful Mediterranean Sea on that strip.
Indeed – the Arabs will build back better especially with the trillions in reperations going to be paid by the Likud.
“Build back better” sucked.
Never had a chance to get through or work. Capitalists would never permit such an action to take place. It would be against everything America stands for.
Rotating villains, parliamentarian outs and all manner of maneuvers always work, and keep the faithful locked in hope.
Spoken like a rapist. Will not “pull out until the job is done”.
Israel! Why isn’t your sorry ass on the Peace Train?!!! I want this stuff done and NOW. I am truly at the end of my patience and you know exactly who I am! You really piss me off?! Keep this sh-t up, frankly I am at the bloody end! I am bloody well sick to hell with you!
“Absolute victory !” cries Netanyahu.
– “Will you kill absolutely everyone to accomplish this ?”
“Absolutely !”
Hamas wants to negotiate now?
Things must be going really bad for them. Even their own people are now turning against them although here in antiwar, their supporters remain loyal.
Wasn’t this a negotiation project with the CIA and Mossad ? And during this genocide hiatus, who is bringing aid/relief since the US and associated monsters cut off funding?
You so totally rock ED!!!
All they talk about are the hostages Hamas is holding, what about the hostages Israel is holding, the ones they take off the streets, out of houses, without charges, imprisoning them? Now you have the families of the hostages blocking aid going into Gaza, until their hostages are released. They think making women and children suffer more, should get them what they want? The whole society of Israel has become EVIL, MAD, inhumane, instead of telling their Government to STOP the massacre. Israel will never be the same, it is now and will be, the Nazi Regime of the ME, Genocidal Maniacs, a people that NO human would want to be associated with.
IMHO unbelievably well said and written. The future of Israel is apparent to any one with decent vision and it ain’t pretty.Such is life when the dogs of war rule.
We have decided ISRAEL and you need to LISTEN, very, very carefully! Not messing around. If you do not utilize PEACE, permanent PEACE, There is NO MORE ISRAEL! EVER! WE ARE DONE!!
In fact, we have had it!
Phony peace activist with no shame.
Some sane people in Israel if they exist and have any voice must depose and deport Biby before he kills more people and kills his country more then he already has.Put his ass in jail sharing a cell with Trump.