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The pro-Qatari rag Al-Araby Al-Jadeed dropped a report saying Hamas leadership bolted Cairo Monday morning after jawing with top Egyptian spooks, including the big cheese, Hassan Rashad. They also hobnobbed with Qatari suits pushing the mediation angle.
Word is, they’ll keep yapping about the talks, but—shocker—no deal’s done. Is anyone surprised?
Egyptian and Palestinian insiders told Reuters the Cairo talks was a bust, no breakthroughs. Hamas is digging in, demanding a ceasefire that guarantees the war’s end. Israel’s like, “Yeah, no.”
A Hamas honcho shot down claims they’re ready to ditch their arsenal, snarling, “The weapons b
Still, Al-Araby says Hamas showed a sliver of wiggle room on hostages, upping their offer to nine for Palestinian prisoners. Yanks are pushing for eleven, because of course they are. Egyptian sources spilled that if Hamas bites on eleven, it’ll go down in two batches. They’re still stuck on the big hurdle—Hamas wants the fighting done for good, while Netanyahu’s like, “Not on my watch.”
Hamas heavy Taher al-Nunu piped up, saying they’d free every hostage if Israel stops the bombs, pulls IDF out of Gaza, and lets aid roll in. His take? “The issue is not the number of captives, but the fact that the occupation violates its commitments and prevents the implementation of the agreement.” Classic blame game.
Kan News had hostage families buzzing Sunday, saying negotiators hinted at “serious talks” and possible movement this week. Egypt’s floating a plan: eight living hostages, eight dead ones, for a 40-to-70-day pause in the carnage, plus aid from day one. Hamas rolled into Cairo last night to eyeball this compromise, which starts with eight Israeli hostages. Saudi’s Al-Arabiya claims Hamas is cool with upping the hostage count and will hand mediators a dossier on every captive they’ve got.
The Saudis also say the U.S. is leaning on Israel to take the deal, which includes aid and open crossings. Hamas is all, “We’re game for anything with a permanent ceasefire and IDF out of Gaza.” Al-Nunu doubled down, pointing the finger at Israel for stonewalling the ceasefire, not the hostage numbers.
There you go—same mess, different day, with everyone talking tough and nothing sticking.
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Egyptian and Palestinian insiders told Reuters the Cairo talks was a bust, no breakthroughs. Hamas is digging in, demanding a ceasefire that guarantees the war’s end. Israel’s like, “Yeah, no.”
A Hamas honcho shot down claims they’re ready to ditch their arsenal, snarling, “The weapons b
elong to the Palestinian people. Recently, several proposals were made calling for compliance with Israeli conditions regarding weapons and the leadership of terrorist organizations, but these proposals were rejected by all Palestinian factions, not just Hamas.” No surprises there.
Still, Al-Araby says Hamas showed a sliver of wiggle room on hostages, upping their offer to nine for Palestinian prisoners. Yanks are pushing for eleven, because of course they are. Egyptian sources spilled that if Hamas bites on eleven, it’ll go down in two batches. They’re still stuck on the big hurdle—Hamas wants the fighting done for good, while Netanyahu’s like, “Not on my watch.”
Hamas heavy Taher al-Nunu piped up, saying they’d free every hostage if Israel stops the bombs, pulls IDF out of Gaza, and lets aid roll in. His take? “The issue is not the number of captives, but the fact that the occupation violates its commitments and prevents the implementation of the agreement.” Classic blame game.
Kan News had hostage families buzzing Sunday, saying negotiators hinted at “serious talks” and possible movement this week. Egypt’s floating a plan: eight living hostages, eight dead ones, for a 40-to-70-day pause in the carnage, plus aid from day one. Hamas rolled into Cairo last night to eyeball this compromise, which starts with eight Israeli hostages. Saudi’s Al-Arabiya claims Hamas is cool with upping the hostage count and will hand mediators a dossier on every captive they’ve got.
The Saudis also say the U.S. is leaning on Israel to take the deal, which includes aid and open crossings. Hamas is all, “We’re game for anything with a permanent ceasefire and IDF out of Gaza.” Al-Nunu doubled down, pointing the finger at Israel for stonewalling the ceasefire, not the hostage numbers.
There you go—same mess, different day, with everyone talking tough and nothing sticking.
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