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Beastly Boy

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33. This is what Hamas wants.

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 10:54 PM

Jan 14

No cease fire, no hostages returned, continued suffering of Gazan civilians. And add to it complete annihilation of the State of Israel.

The way things are going for them, they cannot sustain this insanity. So they are negotiating for time in exchange for hostages. It is going to take a while, and this is the main reason that they are at the negotiating table at all.

All parties to the conflict are aware of this. Like you suggested yourself, none of it will stop rearming of Hamas. It will merely "take a while" before the insanity returns. Israel is willing to pay such high price being extorted from them by hostage takers only because they want the hostages back.

It's time.

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Hamas Accepts Draft Agreement For Gaza Ceasefire And Release Of Hostages, Officials Say [View all] Beastly Boy Jan 14 OP

I hope so...... Lovie777 Jan 14 #1

So they can retreat and re-arm... Archae Jan 14 #2

"So they can retreat and re-arm" speak easy Jan 14 #5

Hamas out of power and out of Gaza, militarily and politically. Beastly Boy Jan 14 #7

" Hamas out of power and out of Gaza" speak easy Jan 14 #8

Then it wouldn't look like "total victory", and the terrorists would still be running their extortion racket. Beastly Boy Jan 14 #16

Equals a forever war / occupation, speak easy Jan 14 #22

then it is definitely on Jihadis, and I would welcome any suggestion on how to deal with them. Beastly Boy Jan 14 #23

Send in the Saudis / Arabs speak easy Jan 14 #30

Your question was Beastly Boy Jan 14 #32

except all the times that they do when their movements die out and people lose interest thebigidea Jan 14 #28

But isn't this mostly a hostage/prisoner exchange? LeftInTX Jan 14 #18

It's also about a partial IDF withdrawal, and it is a temorary cease fire to last 42 days. Beastly Boy Jan 14 #21

If that is Israels goal Eko Jan 14 #26

You forgot the hostages. Beastly Boy Jan 14 #27

Didnt forget the hostages. Eko Jan 14 #29

No, in my words, return of hostages is woefully insufficient for "total victory". Beastly Boy Jan 14 #31

You named multiple things that would mean total victory. Eko Jan 15 #34

I didn't say a word about Hamas keeping the hostages, did I? Why then do you presume that Beastly Boy Jan 15 #35

Lol. Eko Jan 15 #36

ok, this is just too ridiculous to keep responding to. Beastly Boy Jan 15 #37

I mean, this just doesnt make any sense. Eko Jan 16 #38

Hamas needs to give up power Dumpy Jan 14 #10

Hamas to formally Surrender / Relinquish power? speak easy Jan 14 #14

Bibi and the RW religio fashies propped up Hamas for ages in their attempt to play divide et impera games Celerity Jan 14 #19

Does this mean Hamas can keep their power? Beastly Boy Jan 14 #25

Completely agree DeepWinter Jan 14 #9

Do you not want a ceasefire? maxsolomon Jan 14 #13

This is what Hamas wants. Beastly Boy Jan 14 #33

History repeats? Any chance the hostages are released ... LSparkle Jan 14 #3

That would be perfect timing. But the Israeli Knesset has to ratify the treaty, and Beastly Boy Jan 14 #4

Let's see how long before Hamas breaks it. They have a long history of doing this, then breaking the deal AZLD4Candidate Jan 14 #6

No, the world blames Hamas when they retaliate for Israeli strikes that go unreported in the MSM or Jit423 Jan 14 #11

So Oct 7th was a preemptive strike against Israel? A music festival? 1200 people and hostages. AZLD4Candidate Jan 14 #15

LOL. MarineCombatEngineer Jan 14 #24

A deal should still be struck. Recovering hostages is the main priority. maxsolomon Jan 14 #12

Let's make one thing clear: this is not a deal, it's extortion. Beastly Boy Jan 14 #17

It's a deal because Trump won. LeftInTX Jan 14 #20