Egypt has put forward a new proposal for a hostage release agreement.
According to reports from Israeli and foreign media, the plan suggests that Hamas would release 40 Israelis who are being held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for a 14-day ceasefire.
Cairo’s proposal outlines a three-stage plan to bring an end to the conflict in Gaza. The first stage involves the IDF ceasing all military and intelligence operations in Gaza for two weeks in return for the release of the hostages.
The second stage focuses on negotiations with the Palestinian Authority to establish an emergency security government in Gaza involving various Palestinian factions.
The third stage includes an extended ceasefire, the release of more hostages from Gaza, and ultimately, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area.
While there are elements of the proposal that the Israelis find unacceptable, it is seen as a potential path to negotiations.
Additionally, representatives from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) are in Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials to explore ways to end the conflict. The PIJ has previously rejected prisoner-swap deals with Israel until the Israeli military offensive in Gaza comes to an end.
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Finish the job already!
If this deal is done, which i hope it never is, it will enable them to carry out another Oct7 like attack in a year or two. This is all the while terror orgs in the west bank and lebanon are ready to attack now.
the israeli government needs to think strategically for once about security. we need to create a land that is defendable. we cant rely on the sympathy of the west.
This is terrible! It would be a בכי-ה לדורות if they would stop now. Hashem Yeracheim. May they finish the he job and be successful in bringing home the hostages.
Are they nuts ? How about this deal – return every hostage and then we will begin talking to you about the rest?
If the Israelis withdraw from Gaza, Netanyahu has the blood of 1400 Israelis and all the IDF soldiers who died in this war, as well as future deaths as a result of this decision,on his hands. Netanyahu is one of the most despicable person on this earth. He trembles at the thought of not having the US government’s support. Hashem is with us if we trust in Him, but Netanyahu always puts his trust in humans.
How does Israel keep getting roped into these abhorrently stupid deals? A deal like this breaks every promise this government made to the Israeli people – most of all, the promise to keep them safe.
There must be no negations. Utter defeat of Hamas must be the only way. Anything else is abject defeat for Israel and will lead to the death of more Jews and MUST be the end of this government and of Netanyahu.
Please don’t give in! Finish the job once and for all.
Capitulation.
All those soldiers literally died for nothing. They thought they are helping wipe out Hamas and terror against Israel once and for all, only to die and have Israel stop the war and continue being terrorized as usual. They died in order to save Jews and Israel government will let it continue
the point that no one–including Israel–seems to understand is that it’s not just an issue of how terribly the stakes in each agreement are stacked against Israel. The main point is that Hamas HAS NO NEGOTIATION CHIPS. Nothing. The release of the hostages isn’t some Chessed they’re doing. It’s axiomatic, absolutely demanded of them, and each additional day they hold on to them is an additional day of reckoning waiting for them. No amount of released hostages is grounds for Israel to do anything
And the sheer audacity of theses cursed countries–Qatar and Egypt–who, instead of coming to Israel’s aid, make these “deals” for their abhorrent brethren.
“No ceasefire until all terrorists are returned.”
*hostages
Unacceptable proposal. ALL hostages must be released. Sinwar, Deif, and certain others must surrender to Israeli custody or, better yet, cease to survive. The PA, with its support for terror and pay-for-slay, cannot be allowed to rule Gaza.
Can they be trusted?