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Israeli intelligence confirms dozens of hostages thought to be alive in Gaza are dead: report
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pushing negotiations for a hostage exchange
By Anders Hagstrom Fox News Published February 6, 2024
https://www.foxnews.com/world/israe...ozens-hostages-thought-alive-gaza-dead-report
Alex Hogan reports on IDF discoveries of Hamas hideouts.
Israeli intelligence says dozens of hostages previously thought to be alive in Gaza are now confirmed dead, according to a report from the New York Times.
Israeli officials have concluded that at least 32 of the 136 hostages thought to be in Gaza have been killed. Israel reportedly has informed the families of the 32 hostages, according to four officials who spoke to the newspaper.
The report also states that officials are investigating unconfirmed intelligence indicating that at least 20 more hostages may have been killed. Most of those who have newly been confirmed to be dead were killed on Oct. 7, the Israeli military confirmed to the Times.
The report comes as Israel, the U.S., Egypt, Qatar and Hamas continue negotiations for a potential exchange of the remaining hostages for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.
Israeli intelligence says dozens of hostages previously thought to be alive in Gaza are now confirmed dead, according to a report from the New York Times. (Sydney Borchers/Fox News Digital)
Israel has continued its campaign against Hamas in southern Gaza, with fighting largely centered on Khan Younis, the largest city in southern Gaza. Israel's military has also carried out attempts to free hostages by force, with varying levels of success.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has vowed that the campaign will continue as far south as Rafah, a city on the border with Egypt.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has vowed that the campaign will continue as far south as Rafah, a city on the border with Egypt. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a joint press conference with the Qatari Prime Minister on Tuesday. He confirmed that Hamas had replied with a "positive" message when presented with the parameters of an agreement. They did not offer details on any deal, however.
"There is still a lot of work to be done, but we continue to believe that an agreement is possible and, indeed, essential," Blinken said. "We will continue to work relentlessly to achieve it."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a joint press conference with the Qatari Prime Minister on Tuesday. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Thani nevertheless called on Israel to implement a cease-fire to allow humanitarian aid to flow to Palestinians. He also called on Western nations to continue funding UNRWA, the aid group that Israel has accused of employing hundreds of Hamas collaborators, including at least a dozen who allegedly participated in the Oct. 7 terror attack.
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.
As stated above, Hamas has rejected all the ceasefire and peace proposals from the international community. Diplomats are now making clear the ball is in Hamas's court. Only Hamas can end the suffering being endured by civilians in Gaza.
‘The ball now is in Hamas’s court’, says US official
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/live...trikes-send-message-to-houthis?update=2678889
A senior US State Department official has told the AFP news agency that it is “impossible to say” if Blinken and his team will achieve “a breakthrough” on a trip to the Middle East.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, reiterated the public US line that “the ball right now is in Hamas’s court”.
He also noted that Blinken will seek to lay the groundwork for action immediately after any halt to the war, which has isolated the US on the world stage and led to growing escalation in the region.
“If we get a humanitarian pause, we want to be in a position to move as quickly as possible on the various pieces of day after,” he added.
whatever the above means:
Al Jazeera has received details from sources within Hamas regarding elements of the leaked proposal.
Here is a summary:
- During the first phase, Hamas would release Israeli captives, including women, children, the elderly and the sick in exchange for 1,500 prisoners. They would include 500 Palestinians who received long sentences, including life sentences, as well as all women, children and elderly people held in Israeli prisons.
- At least 500 trucks of aid and fuel would be brought daily into all areas of the Gaza Strip.
- Hamas demands the return of displaced Palestinians to their places of residence, a guarantee of freedom of movement between the north and south of the Gaza Strip and the opening of border crossings.
- Hamas also demands that at least 60,000 temporary homes and 200,000 tents be allowed to enter the strip during the first phase.
- Additional approvals would be required for a plan to reconstruct destroyed homes, economic facilities and public facilities within three years.
- Hamas also demands that settlers stop storming Al-Aqsa Mosque and the situation at Islam’s third holiest site return to how it was before 2002.
Yeah, Hamas demanding that Israel release all the terrorists held in prison -- including the most violent ones -- plus demanding that Hamas remain in place to rule Gaza is simply not going to be accepted by Israel.
Note that the international coalition provided two proposals in the past week or so which included a two month ceasefire, exchanging hostages & some prisoners, and allowing the Hamas leadership to leave Gaza. Hamas rejected these proposals.
Now Israel will push into Rafah to eliminate the remainder of the Hamas terrorists. Hardly a good situation due to all the Palestinian civilians taking refugee in Rafah creating a crowded situation with food, water and medical issues for civilians. However Hamas is solely responsible for this humanitarian crisis.
Netanyahu rejects Hamas' Gaza cease-fire demands, says troops will push into Rafah
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel...amas-gaza-cease-fire-says-pushing-into-rafah/
Note that the international coalition provided two proposals in the past week or so which included a two month ceasefire, exchanging hostages & some prisoners, and allowing the Hamas leadership to leave Gaza. Hamas rejected these proposals.
Now Israel will push into Rafah to eliminate the remainder of the Hamas terrorists. Hardly a good situation due to all the Palestinian civilians taking refugee in Rafah creating a crowded situation with food, water and medical issues for civilians. However Hamas is solely responsible for this humanitarian crisis.
Netanyahu rejects Hamas' Gaza cease-fire demands, says troops will push into Rafah
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel...amas-gaza-cease-fire-says-pushing-into-rafah/
I also don't think the above are viable, but don't get it twisted. You may get away with intentionally bombing civilians by lying and calling it collateral damage but only genocidal fucks think intentionally starving someone is on anyone but the ones doing the starving.
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I've just gotta keep on laughing at blind eyed Blinken's attempts to lead the blind.
The order enumerates eight topics the media are forbidden from reporting on without prior approval from the Israeli Military Censor. Some of the topics touch on hot-button political issues in Israel and internationally, such as potentially embarrassing revelations about weapons used by Israel or captured by Hamas, discussions of security cabinet meetings, and the Israeli hostages in Gaza — an issue that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been widely criticized for mishandling.
The memo also bans reporting on details of military operations, Israeli intelligence, rocket attacks that hit sensitive locations in Israel, cyberattacks, and visits by senior military officials to the battlefield.
Last month, the Israeli censor reportedly complained that Netanyahu was pressuring him to crack down on certain media outlets without legitimate reason. Netanyahu denied the charge.
Since Israel’s war on Hamas started, more than 6,500 news items were either completely censored or partially censored by the Israeli government, Guy Lurie, a research fellow at Jerusalem-based Israel Democracy Institute, told The Intercept.
To put the figure in context, Lurie said it was about four times more than before the war started, citing a report in the Israeli outlet Shakuf based on freedom of information requests. The number of submissions to the censor, however, are significantly higher at this time of heightened conflict, so Lurie noted that news items are facing a normal level of censorship in light of the ratio to total submissions.
“People self-censor, people do not even try to report the stories they know won’t get through,” Omer-Man said. “And that is really showing right now in how little regular Israelis are seeing in the press about what is happening in Gaza to Palestinians.”