An Israeli military officer involved in the indirect hostage deal negotiations with Hamas has expressed frustration with the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a report from Israel’s Channel 12.
The report said that Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon told Israeli military officials that Israel wouldn’t reach a deal with Hamas under the current government. “We are desperate. With this government formation, there will be no deal,” he said.
Alon also explained that it would be possible to restart military operations in Gaza even if Israel agreed to a deal that would include a commitment to a permanent ceasefire, which has been Hamas’s main demand. Netanyahu has repeatedly rejected the idea and continues to vow he will “eradicate” Hamas, a goal the US believes is unrealistic.
“The deal I’m pushing for would provide for the return of all the hostages, while Hamas insists that it must provide for an end to the war,” Alson said. “I told the prime minister that it will be possible to return to fighting at any given moment.”
In response to the report, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) insisted Alon was taken out of context. “Gen. Alon was asked a question by the public about the effect the political leadership has on the talks, and he answered that as one in uniform, he cannot answer such questions,” said IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari.
Netanyahu’s office released a statement criticizing Alon’s comments. “The clashes from within the negotiating team only strengthen Hamas’s position, harm the families, and distance the release of our hostages,” the office said.
Hostage deal negotiations have been suspended since around the time Israel launched its invasion of the southern Gaza City of Rafah, which it began by capturing the Rafah crossing on the Egyptian border. Reports say negotiations are expected to continue this week after CIA Director William Burns met with Mossad Chief David Barnea and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani.
Of course. The hostages were always just the excuse for genocide.
They don’t want hostages back. They want to kill Palestinians — all of them, as many as they possibly can.
If you want a Gaza Strip omelet by the Mediterranean Sea, sometimes you must break few hundred Israeli eggs. It’s that simple.
The Kissinger method to Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia : Kill anything that moves, Palestinians or Jewish.
I don’t think that is going to play well back home
Surprise, … surprise, … the “Samson doctrine”, … and dearest of all: “From the river to the sea.”… the genocide command from Adonai, … including their sheep, asses and camels.
They bombed tents. Tents!
Eyewitnesses told Reuters that tents were “melting” after the bombardment, burning people alive.
Videos posted on social media showed fires raging through makeshift tents while survivors tried in vain to extricate those caught in the flames.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/least-30-palestinians-killed-israel-strike-rafah-camp-displaced-people
I saw some of the videos.
You need bombs against tents? That’s like using a tank against a mosquito. JFC, these people are sick and cowardly.
And this is part of their “limited” offensive that was going to ensure civilian safety.
They don’t do so well against people who actually shoot back though https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fLZP_LgGQLI&embeds_widget_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fdisqus.com%2F&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2F&embeds_referring_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com&source_ve_path=MTc4NDI0
I am surprised they didn’t blame the fires on a “misfired Hamas rocket” again https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/11/26/gaza-findings-october-17-al-ahli-hospital-explosion
Israel claims this was done with precision intelligence. I bet. Killing all the women, children and elderly is the target goal.
IKR? If I got a dollar for every time I heard about Israel bombing Palestinians in refugee camps, I would have been a Congressman. …No. Sorry. A Congress-Demon.
And unlike Biden’s “beheaded babies,” the ones Israel are producing are real https://x.com/tparsi/status/1794842576106684695
And this doesn’t bother the Israeli soldiers? They’re willing to become POWs, while knowing in advance their government will not negotiate for their release? …Good for them.
What if Hamas gathers in one place the hostages who are still alive, then sends out hints where a major Hamas figure is (the same place). What would be the survival rate?
Not good.
“…CIA Director William Burns met with Mossad…” I wonder why? I wonder what’s there to discuss? Did anyone read the title of the article?
Any turmoil in Israeli government is good news…! A coup would be the tip of the iceberg….!
Another moron who doesn’t get it. The crazies running Israel don’t give a rat’s butt about the hostages except for the unrest it’s causing the government. Three-quarters (or more) of the Israeli population don’t care about them either, they just want to kill Palestinians.
The whole country is run by and populated by brainwashed lunatics, much like Ukraine. Time to “remove Israel from the pages of time” as Iran likes to say.