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The decision gives backwind for terrorism and will destabilize the security situation in the West Bank,
Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was informed by the negotiating team that agreements have been reached on a deal to release the hostages,
his office said in a statement 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 Those unwilling to end the war will try to sabotage the deal
Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan says 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,
Gazan man Mahmoud Abu Wardeh said If this irresponsible deal is approved and implemented, we the members of Jewish Power will submit letters of resignation to the prime minister,
We’ve made it very clear to the Israelis, and I want the people of Israel to hear me on this: If they need to go back in, we’re with them,
I can't believe that this nightmare of more than a year is finally coming to an end. We have lost so many people, we've lost everything,
said Randa Sameeh, a 45-year-old displaced from her home in Gaza City We need to get our people out [of Gaza], we need to destroy Hamas as a military terrorist organization and we 100 percent support that, and then we can get back to crafting peace deals in the Middle East,
I think we’re in a very good place because the Israeli government didn’t listen sometimes to the not-so-good advice coming out of this [Biden] administration.”
Waltz told podcaster Dan Senor Hamas is not going to continue as a military entity and it’s certainly not going to govern Gaza,
I'm having mixed feelings right now, because when you are trying to survive, you don't really feel grief and now that we are less stressed the grief starts,
Fatma Jamal Muhaisen, a nutritionist at Al Helou International Hospital in Gaza City, told China Daily via WhatsApp The deal that is taking shape is a reckless deal,
Ben-Gvir said in a televised statement, saying If you think the region is unstable, violent, and at war now, imagine it under a nuclear umbrella controlled by Iran,
Hamas, ISIS, and al-Qaida have no place in governance,
Hamas knew they had no choice and they believed President Trump when he said there would be all hell to pay, and any deal that was on the table would just get worse once he was in office.”
Once Trump won last November and began issuing threats If the ‘deal’ passes, we will leave the government with a heavy heart.”
He reiterated that Friday, writing on social media platform X Our work has not ended; this is merely a step forward."
In a post on X, Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said I’m convinced they all would have died if President Trump didn’t come in and say ‘get them out.’
When it comes to the hostages, Waltz is saying
