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We believe all the captives should be returned in one deal, from a position of strength,
This deal that Prime Minister (Benjamin) Netanyahu is talking about today is very dangerous for my son and for most of the hostages, especially the young men and the soldiers that will stay in Gaza for decades,
Mor told CNN on Wednesday I’m against this current deal because, first of all, it won’t bring back all the captives. It’ll be a partial release, the rest will probably be neglected,
Miran told CNN on Wednesday We can’t have these monsters as our neighbors on the other side of the border. Sinwar was released as part of the (Gilad) Shalit deal (when the Israeli soldier was traded for over 1,000 prisoners in 2011), and look at what he did to us,
he told CNN, referring to Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the October 7 attack, who was killed by Israel last year I know definitely that Eitan wants me to make sure that the State of Israel will be safe,
We’ve long made the point to the Israeli government that Hamas cannot be defeated by a military campaign alone, that without a clear alternative, a post-conflict plan and a credible political horizon for the Palestinians, Hamas, or something just as abhorrent and dangerous, will grow back,
Mr Blinken said in a speech at the Atlantic Council yesterday I believe we will get a ceasefire,
the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said during a speech, asserting it was up to Hamas Indeed, we assess that Hamas has recruited almost as many new militants as it has lost. That is a recipe for an enduring insurgency and perpetual war,
Contrary to reports, the Hamas terror organisation has not yet returned its response to the deal,
the prime minister’s office said We are close, we are not there yet.”
Each time Israel completes its military operations and pulls back Hamas, militants regroup and re-emerge because there’s nothing else to fill the void,
We can't miss this moment. This is the last moment; we can save them,
said Hadas Calderon, whose husband Ofer and children Sahar and Erez were abducted We are waiting for the ceasefire and the truce. May God complete it for us in goodness, bless us with peace, and allow us to return to our homes,
said Amal Saleh, 54, a Gazan displaced by the war I am hopeful a deal can be signed tonight, latest tomorrow."
A Palestinian official close to the talks said on Wednesday
