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This [deal] will provide immediate relief by getting humanitarian aid in and to provide for a release of hostages and prisoners. The [deal] is more of an immediate pause than a long-term solution,
The agreement is very vague and there are a lot of places where Israel can – and will – manoeuvre its way out of it,
The Netanyahu today is not the one of the past. He’s more fearful and he’s unable to make decisions, which has led to strategic paralysis,
The sad history of Gaza shows us there is a cycle of escalation and deescalation because there is no political framework to address root causes,
If you have a united Palestinian territory under a united Palestinian leadership, then Israel will be under pressure to participate in a political end game, and Netanyahu doesn’t want that to happen,
Israel is very good at breaking ceasefires and making it appear that it wasn’t its fault,
said Mairav Zonszein, an expert on Israel-Palestine with the International Crisis Group Everyone sees Netanyahu as a dominant force in Israeli politics, but it is remarkable how much Smotrich and Ben-Gvir have been able to exploit his political fears to pursue their own agendas,
said Hugh Lovatt, an expert on Israel-Palestine with the European Council on Foreign Relations If this irresponsible deal is approved and implemented, we the members of Jewish Power will submit letters of resignation to the prime minister,
I say to Benjamin Netanyahu, don’t be afraid or intimidated, you will get every safety net you need to make the hostage deal. This is more important than any disagreement we’ve ever had,
Lapid said in a post on X on Thursday The deal that is taking shape is a reckless deal,
Ben-Gvir said in a televised statement, saying Is this the truce they are talking about? What did this young girl, this child, do to deserve this?"
We are seeing nothing that would tell us that this is going to get derailed at this point,
he said on CNN on Thursday For the 98 hostages, each night is another night of terrible nightmare. Do not delay their return even for one more night,
the group said in a statement late on Thursday carried by Israeli media Israeli attacks and demolitions by combat engineers and military bulldozers [have rendered] much of the Strip uninhabitable, clearly constituting ethnic cleansing in some areas and violating Palestinians’ right to return.”
In its 2025 world report, HRW said So who protects you in Ireland when they try to kill you?”
No other army in the world has ever taken such wide-ranging measures,
We lose homes every hour. We demand for this joy not to go away, the joy that was drawn on our faces - don't waste it by delaying the implementation of the truce until Sunday,
What will happen at the moment when they will be separated and told that one is coming out and one is not
said their mother Ruth Strum, her voice quivering It's not exactly surprising that in a process and negotiation that has been this challenging and this fraught, you may get a loose end,
Blinken told a press conference in Washington The EU is ready to support the implementation of the ceasefire,
EU foreign affairs spokesman Anouar El-Anouni told reporters at a briefing
