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The agreement is very vague and there are a lot of places where Israel can – and will – manoeuvre its way out of it,
The Netanyahu today is not the one of the past. He’s more fearful and he’s unable to make decisions, which has led to strategic paralysis,
The sad history of Gaza shows us there is a cycle of escalation and deescalation because there is no political framework to address root causes,
Israel is very good at breaking ceasefires and making it appear that it wasn’t its fault,
said Mairav Zonszein, an expert on Israel-Palestine with the International Crisis Group This [deal] will provide immediate relief by getting humanitarian aid in and to provide for a release of hostages and prisoners. The [deal] is more of an immediate pause than a long-term solution,
Everyone sees Netanyahu as a dominant force in Israeli politics, but it is remarkable how much Smotrich and Ben-Gvir have been able to exploit his political fears to pursue their own agendas,
said Hugh Lovatt, an expert on Israel-Palestine with the European Council on Foreign Relations If you have a united Palestinian territory under a united Palestinian leadership, then Israel will be under pressure to participate in a political end game, and Netanyahu doesn’t want that to happen,
The Israeli cabinet will not convene until the mediators notify Israel that Hamas has accepted all elements of the agreement,
We are seeing nothing that would tell us that this is going to get derailed at this point,
he said on CNN on Thursday For the 98 hostages, each night is another night of terrible nightmare. Do not delay their return even for one more night,
the group said in a statement late on Thursday carried by Israeli media There is no basis to Netanyahu's claims about the movement backtracking from terms in the ceasefire agreement."
However, Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri was quoted by Al Jazeera as saying I'm having mixed feelings right now, because when you are trying to survive, you don't really feel grief and now that we are less stressed the grief starts,
Fatma Jamal Muhaisen, a nutritionist at Al Helou International Hospital in Gaza City, told China Daily via WhatsApp Our work has not ended; this is merely a step forward."
In a post on X, Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said China supports the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and will continue to make active efforts to provide humanitarian assistance and support post-war reconstruction in Gaza,
What will happen at the moment when they will be separated and told that one is coming out and one is not
said their mother Ruth Strum, her voice quivering We lose homes every hour. We demand for this joy not to go away, the joy that was drawn on our faces - don't waste it by delaying the implementation of the truce until Sunday,
Is this the truce they are talking about? What did this young girl, this child, do to deserve this? What did she do to deserve this? Is she fighting you, Israel?"
It's not exactly surprising that in a process and negotiation that has been this challenging and this fraught, you may get a loose end,
Blinken told a press conference in Washington
