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(21,689 posts) Mon May 26, 2025, 11:37 AM Monday

US envoy says Gaza ceasefire deal is on the table, urges Hamas to accept [View all]

US envoy says Gaza ceasefire deal is on the table, urges Hamas to accept

US special envoy Steve Witkoff has told CNN that a ceasefire-hostage deal for Gaza is currently on the table with a pathway to end the war, and urged Hamas to accept it.

The proposal would see the release of half of the living hostages and half of those who have died in exchange for a temporary ceasefire before negotiations begin for a comprehensive agreement to end the war.

He declined to specify how long that temporary truce would last, which has been a key issue in the negotiations.

"Israel will agree to a temporary ceasefire/hostage deal that would see half of the living and half of the deceased return and lead to substantive negotiations to find a path to a permanent ceasefire, which I have agreed to preside over,” Witkoff told CNN on Monday. “That deal is on the table. Hamas should take it.”

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/26/middleeast/us-envoy-gaza-ceasefire-deal-intl

Hamas is in an unwinnable conflict which only causes suffering to the Palestinian people. We will see if they have the courage to end that suffering or if their hatred of Jews and the "temporary entity" [Israel] is stronger.

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US envoy says Gaza ceasefire deal is on the table, urges Hamas to accept [View all] sarisataka Monday OP

Israel is not offering an end to war without depopulation of Gaza. This would be a brief reprieve of sorts. David__77 Monday #1

And the Hamas charter callsfor the complete elimination of Israel sarisataka Monday #2

The difference is that Hamas doesn't have the capacity to actualize their rhetoric iemanja Monday #3

Do you think that Hamas doesn't have the capacity to actualize their rhetoric sarisataka Monday #5

Obviously they had the capacity for Oct 7 iemanja Monday #20

When did Israel state this policy? Beastly Boy Monday #43

That doesn't justify a response of collective punishment where hundreds times more innocent lives are taken. Doodley Monday #33

Don't start a war Mountainguy Monday #9

But Hamas keeps trying. And they have no intention of stopping. Beastly Boy Monday #39

Israel can never wipe out Hamas womanofthehills Monday #51

You may be right, but your reasoning is wrong. Beastly Boy Monday #55

So the only way to "end the suffering" of Palestinians is to facilitate the ethnic cleansing plan? David__77 Monday #7

Should Israel accept terrorism as somthing they must live with? sarisataka Monday #10

I don't think ethnic cleansing is a valid or justified strategy. David__77 Monday #15

Your revealing answer is appreciated sarisataka Monday #18

How are they living with it? iemanja Monday #21

I know what Netanyahu has said sarisataka Monday #26

As another poster indicated iemanja Monday #27

Did you notice I replied to that post sarisataka Monday #30

Hamas claims rejected by Witkoff, says no offer agreed by group Beastly Boy Monday #41

If that were the case, I would get it. Beastly Boy Monday #44

I could give quotes of Trump saying US must take Greenland. Does that justify killing Americans? Doodley Monday #34

Thus far, the US hasn't killed many thousands of Greenlanders. David__77 Monday #49

A good start to end the suffering is to eliminate its cause - Hamas. Beastly Boy Monday #40

Netanyahu is one of the absolute worst human beings on earth. Initech Monday #23

This is incorrect. Beastly Boy Monday #38

Netenyahu says ending war requires the depopulation plan he praised as "revolutionary" David__77 Monday #48

You wrote:"Israel is not offering an end to war without depopulation of Gaza." Beastly Boy Monday #54

the fundamental terms are not specified Tetrachloride Monday #4

They are not. sarisataka Monday #6

This does not lead to end to the war. Netanyahu said only the ethnic cleansing plan would do that. David__77 Monday #8

It sounds like you believe the die is cast sarisataka Monday #11

I'm listening to the words of Netanyahu as well as his actions. David__77 Monday #13

Why aren't pro-Palestinians protesting at the WH mcar Monday #22

Rec'd a million times! Mossfern Monday #52

Netanyahu and other ministers have made their plans clear to the public iemanja Monday #24

Folks who stayed home, voted third party, or cast ballots for Trump out of spite lapucelle Monday #35

I would say the people that voted for bibi did way more to enable and empower him. Eko Monday #45

You're entitled to say whatever you like. N/T lapucelle Monday #50

This message was self-deleted by its author Beastly Boy Monday #42

Reuters reports Hamas agrees: WhiskeyGrinder Monday #12

Thank you for that update sarisataka Monday #17

Why not release all the hostages ? JI7 Monday #14

Israel's position is the ethnic cleansing must occur before the war is ended. David__77 Monday #16

Sure, but the hostages were taken before Israel carried out the current attacks JI7 Monday #19

Israel has controlled Gaza for a long time iemanja Monday #25

I think Egypt had control until they started some war JI7 Monday #28

"Forced out" iemanja Monday #29

Egypt had control until they started a war with Israel which they lost JI7 Monday #32

It was Egypt's sovereign land when Israel captured it. Beastly Boy Monday #46

Additionally, Israel unilaterally chose to dismantle settlements in Gaza iemanja Monday #31

They were forced out. Nearly 10,000 Israelis. Beastly Boy Monday #47

How long Mossfern Monday #53

You are right David, This is the same as Trump's plan. If we had a leader who wasn't a psychopath, dreaming of Doodley Monday #36

It's not too late to oppose the Israel-US Gaza depopulation plan. David__77 Monday #37