President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly taken more actions to move Israel and Hamas closer to a hostage-ceasefire deal than President Joe Biden has in the more than a year since the last ceasefire It has been praised by officials.
In early December, President Trump warned Hamas that there would be “hell on earth” if it did not release all 100 remaining hostages, including seven Americans (three of whom survived), by Inauguration Day.
Hamas began to show flexibility, but then withdrew. But as President Trump's future Middle East envoy expands across the region, Trump also appears to be pressuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take a more flexible stance.
era of israel reported Tuesday:
A “tense” weekend meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and incoming Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff provides a breakthrough in hostage negotiations, with aides to US President-elect Donald Trump's inner circle saying they will do more than sway the prime minister in one sit-down. I did that. Outgoing President Joe Biden has been doing so all year, two Arab officials told The Times of Israel on Tuesday.
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The 42-day first phase will see the release of the remaining 33 women, children, elderly and critical hostages in exchange for about 1,000 Palestinian security prisoners. Israel will partially withdraw from the Gaza Strip while helping facilitate the entry of 600 humanitarian trucks into the Strip each day.
The second stage ends with the release of the remaining living hostages and a declaration of a permanent end to hostilities. The third phase will involve the release of bodies captured by Hamas.
The deal has not yet been finalized by both sides, and important factions on both sides, including Israelis, believe that all hostages should be released at once and that Hamas should not be left in power after the deal. is against it.
Mr. Trump has suggested that unlike Mr. Biden, he can persuade Prime Minister Netanyahu to accept the deal because Israel also trusts Mr. Trump to protect its interests, and has suggested that Arab-Americans in key states such as Michigan can and gained support from Muslim American voters.
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