Negotiating with Hamas comes at a high cost: agony for Israeli hostages and their families as they rely on a fragile deal
13 February 2025, 13:38
By Dr Amira Halperin
It's hard to predict the future of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas, but we can be certain that the anguish experienced by Israeli hostage families and the nation as a whole will sadly continue
Families of Israeli hostages were terrified of the possible consequences of a failure to resume the hostage deal, as Hamas announced it would not release the three hostages scheduled to be returned this coming Saturday, ostensibly given ceasefire violations include allowing insufficient aid into the Gaza Strip only to row back on their pledge within the following days.
Why was Hamas considering postponing the release of the hostages, then? The barriers, as I see them, are an obvious result of negotiating with a terrorist organisation which openly professes its commitment to the “resistance against the occupation” and demonstrates a violently anti-Zionist ideology. This was most recently demonstrated by their........
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