Hamas will not free all hostages now, calls for worldwide marches to oppose Trump's Gaza plan
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Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri dismisses Trump threats as meaningless, saying group not intimidated by them and remains committed to cease-fire deal as agreed

“We call our masses, our nation, and free people around the world in a global movement against the plans to uproot our Palestinian people, in the coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to march against the plan of the occupation and its supporters,” Hamas said in a statement.

    • bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works
      615·
      8 days ago

      Trump’s guy Steve Witkoff was involved in the ceasefire negotiations.

      https://apnews.com/article/gaza-ceasefire-trump-biden-israel-hamas-0e6c324ba0e3e9413bafe740fdefebc6

      Jonathan Panikoff, director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council, said Biden deserves praise for continuing to push the talks despite repeated failures. But Trump’s threats to Hamas and his efforts through Witkoff to “cajole” Netanyahu deserve credit as well, he said.

      “The ironic reality is that at a time of heightened partisanship even over foreign policy, the deal represents how much more powerful and influential U.S. foreign policy can be when it’s bipartisan,” he said. “Both the outgoing and incoming administration deserve credit for this deal and it would’ve been far less likely to happen without both pushing for it.”

      • BossDj@lemm.ee
        203·
        8 days ago

        The article goes on to explain that the importance of Trump’s guy was that he simply showed up, despite not contributing much of anything, which signified that Biden’s deal would contribute under Trump.

        It also notably mentions that Biden’s plan was for the US to “govern” Gaza during reconstruction, which sounds a lot like what Trump is trying to say when he opens his moron mouth talking about the US “taking” Gaza.

        • bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          41·
          8 days ago

          I completely agree, that the negotiations and deal happened under the Biden administration’s leadership.

          The question is why was this ceasefire deal reached, only days before Trump took office? I suspect it played a role. Trump‘s people had been in contact with the Israeli government before the transition of power. That said diplomatic processes are notoriously opaque.

        • bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          21·
          8 days ago

          I completely agree, that the negotiations and deal happened under the Biden administration’s leadership. Trump‘s understanding of the situation is limited, and he tries to exploit it according to his typical MO.

          The question is why was this ceasefire deal reached, only days before Trump took office? I suspect it played a role. Trump‘s people had been in contact with the Israeli government before the transition of power. That said diplomatic processes are notoriously opaque.