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So, I'm not sure that it makes sense to think beyond the first phase at this point,
Netanyahu finally called their bluff,
Trump injected a kind of fear factor into this process that was missing before,
We’ve sent a signal to the incoming team that we’re prepared to work with them on this issue,
national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters that day We will continue promoting PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH throughout the region, as we build upon the momentum of this ceasefire to further expand the Historic Abraham Accords,
Trump posted on social media Wednesday following the announcement that a ceasefire deal has been reached This EPIC ceasefire agreement could have only happened as a result of our Historic Victory in November, as it signaled to the entire World that my Administration would seek Peace and negotiate deals to ensure the safety of all Americans, and our Allies,
Hamas is about survival and what it wants at the end of day is for it to continue to exist as an organization and live to fight another day,
President Trump is actually inheriting the most difficult part of this,
Alex Plitsas, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council, told the Washington Examiner You cannot have an entity of any type, at least with any real capability right on your border who's committed to killing your people and and and ending your state. And so that's what needs to be addressed,
We've seen over the course of the last year plus massive troop deployments inside the Gaza Strip, troops all over the place, and it still isn't sufficient to get into every nook and cranny of Gaza, to the extent that Hamas has still been able to conceal over 100 hostages displaced or dispersed off the Gaza strip in a vast tunnel network,
The government has approved the outline for the return of the abductees,
the government said in a statement to CNN We’re aware of these issues and we are working through them with the Israeli government, as well as other partners in the region. We are confident these implementing details can be hammered out and that the deal will move forward this weekend,
White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said separately
