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The humanitarian toll in Gaza and Hezbollah’s decision to ink a separate cease-fire deal with Israel in November made Hamas more flexible,
noted Hugh Lovatt and Muhammad Shehada of the European Council on Foreign Relations It wasn’t a warning to Hamas. It was a warning to Netanyahu. To Bibi,
Steve Bannon, Trump’s former chief strategist, told POLITICO Because he’s afraid of Trump.”
And when asked by POLITICO why the Israeli prime minister now appeared ready to agree to a deal he’d dismissed before, Olmert simply said All hell will break out. If those hostages aren’t back, I don’t want to hurt your negotiation, if they’re not back by the time I get into office, all hell will break out in the Middle East,
The Biden administration proved unwilling to exert adequate pressure on Israel’s leadership,
We shook hands, and we signed certain documents, but it better be done,
If there was not a change in administration, I think we would have kept on hearing the exact same rhetoric of ‘We’re working tirelessly to secure a ceasefire,'
We are happy that he helped with the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, and we hope it will not just be temporary,
I’m not going to support Marco Rubio. But at the same time, I’m really conscientious that there aren’t many good options,
I’m just even more angry because Trump, who is not even in office, did a little arm-twisting, and the ceasefire agreement was done right away,
For many within the community, pushing back against the Biden administration for their continuous funding of a genocide — as well as turning a blind eye to the verified and documented human rights violations — continues to be something we stand by,
He knew that it was a fair and humane request,
Ghalib told Al Jazeera in a statement Trump envoy swayed Netanyahu more in one meeting than Biden did all year.”
He shared on social media a Times of Israel article quoting an unidentified Arab official as saying As Biden leaves with a bloody legacy of genocide to his name, our work continues to ensure our rights are protected and no further harm or harassment ensues towards the Arab and Muslim American community, from the White House and on down,
We changed the course of it, and we changed it fast, and frankly, it better be done before I take the oath of office,
I have to say, it wasn't until this afternoon that we had full confidence that it's going to come together,
He didn't do anything! If I didn't do this, if we didn't get involved, the hostages would never be out."
Trump also blasted outgoing President Joe Biden for taking credit for the ceasefire agreement, calling him "ungracious" and saying Yesterday was a bloody day, and today is bloodier,
said Zaher al-Wahedi, head of the ministry's registration department We were expecting that the occupation would intensify the bombing, like they did every time there were reports on progress in the truce (negotiations),
said Mohammed Mahdi, who fled his home a few months ago and is sheltering in Gaza City Hamas is backing out of the understandings and creating a last-minute crisis that prevents a settlement,
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