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Oh it's a temporary 42 day one :c. I assumed it was permanent and that Hamas would not give away all their leverage (the hostages) in exchange for only a pause
by spencerflem 2y ago
Oh it's a temporary 42 day one :c. I assumed it was permanent and that Hamas would not give away all their leverage (the hostages) in exchange for only a pause in the fighting.
No, you're right - they just wore them down.
To: "But you can't "take" a deal your counterparty refuses.", I meant that, several times there were articles saying a ceasefire was near, negotiated by a third party, and in those it has been Israel rejecting it for being permanent and not temporary.
- tasn 2y agoThey are not releasing all of the hostages, only 33 out of 98. Edit: only 22 of the 33 are estimated to be alive, the rest being dead bodies. Not sure what are the estimates for the other 65.
- spencerflem 2y agoGotcha, makes sense. In that case, I expect that at then end of the 42 days the war will continue and for Trump to hand the West Bank and much of Palestinian land to Israel as a "buffer zone".
- bushbaba 2y ago33 hostages with some being bodies. It’s unclear how many alive hostages out of the 98 will still be held by Hamas. There’s also a few bodies Hamas has refused to give from past conflict