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We warn the families of the that until today we have proof of life for those who remain alive among the prisoners,
the spokesman said
Despite all the enemy's attempts at evasion, lies and deception... we preferred and still prefer to adhere to the agreement in order to spare the blood of our people,
Abu Obaida, spokesman for the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said in a video statement
Qatar is talking to Hamas, Israel is talking to Qatar, the United States is talking to both to try and move forward to a point where hostages can be released,
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in November 2023
I think Trump wants to deflect from that revelation that they are directly talking to Hamas by him now saying, 'I'm strong, I'm going to get the hostages back... this is a way for me to justify why we're directly talking to Hamas.'
But he added
This complicates even more the ceasefire negotiations because Hamas is going to be stiffened in its insistence that the ceasefire agreement be adhered to, rather than an Israeli timetable,
Dorsey addedHe may have issued this social media posting simply, to some degree, to try and disillusion Hamas, dampen their expectations and calm Israeli fears,
Dorsey saidAnd I think the US has now understood that,
he addedAfter all, the US president has already thrown a number of key allies under the bus,
said Quilliam, associate fellow at the Chatham House think-tank's Middle East and North Africa ProgrammeHe's not declaring a policy. He's leaving everybody guessing,
said Dorsey, an honorary fellow at the National University of Singapore's Middle East InstituteWe say clearly that it is not necessary for Hamas to be part of the political or administrative arrangements in the next phase,
spokesperson Hazem Qassem told Al Arabiya last month
For them it is inconceivable to ask Hamas to lay down their weapons or their arms before there is a meaningful political settlement to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict,
Abusada saidThe US has almost no leverage on Hamas and US threats against Hamas are almost useless,
Baskin saidI understand that we are all still in a state of deep trauma,
Baskin said of his fellow IsraelisThere’s no one left from the political command of Hamas in Gaza today,
he told CNN on ThursdayI am aware that discussions on this matter are ongoing within Hamas’s leadership abroad, and opinions are divided,
Gershon Baskin, a veteran Israeli negotiator-turned-peace activist who has a long history of speaking with Hamas, said recentlySince they won the elections in 2006 and they took over the Gaza Strip in summer 2007, it has become obvious to Hamas that they cannot do both things,
he said
So far, only the first phase has been implemented, but now a party is attempting to back out of its obligations,
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told the Qatari state news agency QNA on Wednesday
There is a new attitude from the White House … against Hamas. They can talk with Hamas, that’s OK.”
Israel’s consul general in New York, Ofir Akunis, told Fox NewsNot a single Hamas member will be safe if you don’t do as I say.”
He said ... and warnedHamas implemented all its obligations under phase one, but Israel is avoiding entering phase two,
Qassem added