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Blinken: We’ll Present a New Proposal for a Hostage Deal Very Soon
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to temper negative expectations about the likelihood of a deal to release hostages, indicating that the United States will be putting forward a new plan “very soon.”
During a press briefing in London alongside British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Blinken responded to questions about whether negotiations for a ceasefire and a hostage agreement had reached an impasse. He was also asked if he could offer any guarantees to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the Philadelphi Corridor and whether Israel’s security would be ensured, even if Israeli forces were no longer stationed there.
“As for the ceasefire, here’s what I can tell you: Over 90 percent of the points have been settled. So we’re left with just a small number of issues – not even a full handful – that are tough but, in our view, entirely solvable. And as we’ve mentioned before, when you get to the final 10 percent, the last bit, that’s often the most difficult stretch to overcome. However, we are confident these matters can be resolved,” Blinken said.
“Right now, we are working closely with our counterparts in Egypt and Qatar to try to close any remaining gaps. Soon, we will bring this proposal to the involved parties, and we’ll see their response,” he continued.
“There’s a clear, shared interest across the region in concluding this ceasefire,” Blinken added. “It’s obviously in Israel’s interest to bring its hostages back. It’s also in its interest to ease tensions in Gaza. It could potentially provide opportunities to de-escalate the situation in the north with Hezbollah and Lebanon, something that a Gaza ceasefire would help facilitate. It’s also beneficial in terms of stabilizing the Red Sea region with the Houthis. And, crucially, it could open doors that might significantly impact Israel’s long-term security, including the possibility of normalizing relations with Saudi Arabia.”
Last week, The Washington Post revealed that the U.S. has been in discussions with Egypt and Qatar to finalize what’s described as a “take it or leave it” agreement.
However, the same outlet reported on Saturday that U.S. officials have decided to “indefinitely delay” presenting the finalized proposal.
According to The Post, a major stumbling block has emerged due to Hamas unexpectedly demanding the release of prominent terrorists in exchange for humanitarian prisoners.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Blinken emphasized that both Israel and Hamas need to agree on the remaining issues to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza.
During a news conference in Haiti, Blinken stated that “nearly 90%” of the ceasefire agreement concerning Gaza is in place, though significant gaps remain, particularly regarding the Philadelphi Corridor.
The U.S. has been advocating for a ceasefire and hostage release framework that President Joe Biden first introduced back in May. However, Hamas has consistently rejected all versions of the plan that have been offered.
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After Footage of Hamas Tunnel Where Hostages Were Murdered, Lieberman Says: Stop All The Aid To Gaza
On Tuesday evening, Israeli political leaders expressed their reactions to the release of harrowing footage showing the execution of six hostages by Hamas terrorists within a tunnel.
Avigdor Liberman, head of Yisrael Beytenu, stated, “The same killing pits that the Nazis used to murder Jews during the Holocaust are being repeated by the Nazi monsters of Hamas. All humanitarian aid to Gaza must be stopped today. No food, no water, no cigarettes, no fuel and no goods. Everyone who had a part, everyone who had a hand in the matter, must not die a natural death.”
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir remarked, “Hamas kept our hostages under substandard conditions, and murdered them in cold blood. The response to this should be clear: the cessation of humanitarian aid and the fuel trucks that reach Hamas.”
Yair Lapid, the leader of the opposition, shared his reaction: “The shocking images are a painful and chilling testimony to the unimaginable cruelty of Hamas, but they are also a red flag and a wake-up call to the Israeli government – if we don’t do everything to reach a deal now, we are imposing a death sentence on the hostages who are still alive. We cannot afford any more videos like this.”
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett commented, “A detestable Nazi enemy.” Minister Yitzchak Goldknopf, leader of the United Torah Judaism Party, voiced his anger, saying, “The shocking footage of the tunnel where the six were murdered is infuriating and outrageous. The voice of our brothers’ blood cries out to us from the ground. We will support any deal brought to the government.”
Goldknopf continued, “And one more word about hypocrisy: While we are having discussions on improving the living conditions of Nukhba terrorists and the visits of representatives of the Red Cross, in The Hague they are asking for an arrest warrant against the Prime Minister. We will not defeat a cruel enemy by groveling. The State of Israel must use an iron fist against the enemy.”
Gideon Sa’ar, leader of New Hope-The United Right, responded, “The gut-wrenching video from the murder tunnels of Hamas – is shocking. We are obliged to continue our efforts to return all the hostages and the campaign to defeat Hamas – which kidnapped them, held them in inhumane conditions and brutally murdered them. This campaign must be conducted on the basis of knowing the reality and not on the basis of wishful thinking. In Washington, I heard only yesterday from knowledgeable senior officials in the American administration (more than one): Hamas is not interested in a hostage deal. We are not close to such a deal. The thought that if Israel just makes one more concession or another and then the matter will be resolved – is simply not true. It’s a grave mistake to tear the nation apart over something that doesn’t exist!”
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Harris: The War Must End, Trump: She Hates Israel
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris went head-to-head in their first debate for the 2024 election, held on Tuesday night.
This debate, which was broadcast on ABC News, was led by David Muir, anchor of “World News Tonight,” along with Linsey Davis, who anchors “Prime.”
The candidates greeted each other with a handshake as they walked on stage, with Harris approaching Trump’s side first to initiate the gesture.
When Harris was asked whether Americans are in a better financial position than they were four years ago, she emphasized her background from a working-class family and detailed her plans for creating an “opportunity economy” to help everyday families.
She spoke of policies to reduce housing costs and bolster small businesses but didn’t directly engage with the question’s core premise.
Trump quickly responded, stating, “She doesn’t have a plan. She got Biden’s plan, and it’s like four sentences.”
Harris ridiculed Trump’s rallies, commenting, “I’m going to actually do something really unusual and I’m going to invite you to attend one of Donald Trump’s rallies. He talks about fictional characters like Hannibal Lecter. He will talk about how windmills cause cancer. What you will also notice is that people start leaving his rallies early out of exhaustion and boredom. The one thing you will not hear him talk about is you.”
Trump repeated claims, previously debunked, that recent Haitian arrivals in Ohio were consuming local pets.
“In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs — the people that came in — they’re eating the cats, they’re eating the pets of the people that live there. And this is what’s happening in our country,” he said, though the city’s manager had earlier confirmed there was no truth to such claims.
Trump also harshly criticized Harris and President Joe Biden for branding him as a threat to democracy.
“I probably took a bullet to the head because of the things that they say about me. They talk about democracy. I’m a threat to democracy. They’re the threat to democracy,” Trump stated, referring to an assassination attempt against him.
He went on to clarify that his recent remarks, where he appeared to acknowledge his 2020 defeat, were meant to be sarcastic.
“Look, there’s so much proof. All you have to do is look at it… I got almost 75 million votes, the most votes any sitting president has ever gotten. I was told if I got 63, which was what I got in 2016, you can’t be beaten in the election,” he asserted.
During a question about the conflict in Gaza, Harris was asked how she would resolve the ongoing stalemate on a potential hostage release. She responded, “What we know is that this war must end. It must end immediately, and the way it will end is we need a ceasefire immediately and we need the hostages out. And so we will continue to work, around the clock, on that.”
She further emphasized the need for a long-term solution, saying, “we must chart a course for a two-state solution, and in that solution, there must be security for the Israeli people and Israel and, in equal measure, for the Palestinians.”
“The one thing I will assure you always: I will always give Israel the ability to defend itself, in particular as it relates to Iran, and any threat that Iran and its proxies pose to Israel. But we must have a two-state solution.”
Trump was then questioned about how he would negotiate with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas to secure the release of hostages and minimize civilian casualties in Gaza. He responded confidently, saying, “If I were President, it would’ve never started. If I were President, Russia would’ve never ever have gone into Ukraine and killed millions of people. But when she mentions Israel…she hates Israel. She wouldn’t even meet with Netanyahu when he went to Congress to make a very important speech. She refused to be there because she went to a sorority party.”
Trump doubled down, saying, “She hates Israel. If she’s President, I believe that Israel will not exist within two years from now, and I’ve been pretty good with predictions and I hope I’m wrong about that one.”
He continued with a grim forecast, predicting, “The whole place is going to get blown up. Arabs, Jewish people, Israel, Jewish people…Israel will be gone. Iran was broke under Donald Trump. Now Iran has 300 billion dollars because they took off all the sanctions that I had. They had no money for terror. They were broke. Now they’re a rich nation and they’re spreading that money around. I will get that settled and fast, and I will get with the war with Ukraine and Russia ended.”
In response to Trump’s statement that she dislikes Israel, Harris firmly denied the accusation, stating, “That is absolutely not true. I have my entire career and life supported Israel and the Israeli people. He knows that. He’s trying to, again, divide and distract from the reality, which is: It is very well known that Donald Trump is weak and wrong on national security and foreign policy. It is well known that he admires dictators.”
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US Sanctions National Iranian Airline for Shipping Ballistic Missiles to Russia
The Biden administration announced new sanctions on Iran’s national airline on Tuesday in response to its role in shipping ballistic missiles to Russia.
Speaking at a press conference in London, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the administration had warned Iran repeatedly against giving missiles to Moscow to use against Ukraine.
“We’ve warned Tehran publicly. We’ve warned Tehran privately that taking this step would constitute a dramatic escalation,” he said. “Russia has now received shipments of these ballistic missiles and will likely use them within weeks in Ukraine against Ukrainians.”
Blinken said that while Russia has its own ballistic-missile arsenal, the Iranian weapons will be used for shorter-range targets, freeing Russia to use its domestic stockpile to attack deeper into Ukraine. He added that in exchange for delivering the missiles, Russia is providing Iran with nuclear and space information technology.
In response to the missile delivery, the U.S. Treasury Department announced on Tuesday that it is imposing sanctions against Iran Air for its role in shipping cargo to Russia for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a U.S.-designated foreign terror organization.
France, Germany and the United Kingdom announced that they are also pursuing sanctions against Tehran and canceling their bilateral air services agreements with the Islamic Republic. Iran Air previously operated flights to London, Paris, Cologne, Munich and Hamburg and was the only Iranian carrier permitted to operate in European airspace.
Iran has long used its ostensibly civilian airlines for military purposes. In 2019, France banned Iran’s Mahan Air from entering the country for its role in shipping troops and arms to Syria and other Middle Eastern hotspots.
John Kirby, the White House national security communications advisor, told reporters at a briefing on Tuesday that it was not clear why Iran decided to deliver the ballistic missiles.
“I wish I could get inside the head of the supreme leader here and figure out why he’s doing what he’s doing. I can’t do that,” Kirby said. “Now we have seen, in fact, this deal get consummated, and so we’re making that public and doing something about it. But as for the exact timing, it’s difficult for us to know how they executed on this particular timeline.”
“What’s most relevant is that now Russia will have available to it additional ballistic missiles to rain down on the Ukrainian people and Ukrainian infrastructure,” he added.
Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that U.S. claims that Iran provided ballistic missiles to Russia are intended to distract from American support for Israel.
“Spreading false and misleading news about the transfer of Iranian weapons to some countries is just an ugly propaganda and lie with the aim of concealing the dimensions of the massive illegal arms support of the United States and some Western countries for the genocide in the Gaza Strip,” he wrote. JNS
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IDF Confirms It Mistakenly Killed Three Hostages In Gaza City Bombing
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Tuesday that an airstrike in November accidentally killed three Israeli hostages along with Hamas northern Gaza brigade leader Ahmed Ghandour. This revelation follows weeks of speculation, as officials had only hinted at the possibility of such an incident without previously providing concrete confirmation.
In December, the IDF announced the discovery of five hostage bodies, three of which were linked to this particular airstrike. However, at the time, the military refrained from directly blaming Hamas for their deaths. Instead, the IDF subtly suggested that its own airstrike might have been responsible for killing the hostages, but withheld confirmation pending a forensic investigation.
Late Monday night into Tuesday, the IDF officially acknowledged its role in the deaths of the three hostages after a report by Channel 12 revealed that the military had informed the families of the hostages. Despite this, the IDF initially chose not to publicly disclose the information.
The IDF pushed back against Channel 12’s characterization of a cover-up but has yet to provide a full explanation for why the findings of the investigation were not made public earlier.
In December, the IDF detailed how it had discovered the bodies of five hostages held by Hamas in a tunnel complex near Jabalya in northern Gaza. On December 12, two bodies were found, followed by the discovery of three additional bodies a few days later. At that time, the military only publicly confirmed the first two bodies.
The tunnel where the bodies were found was vast, featuring an elevator, spacious rooms, and various side chambers, including command centers, medical facilities, prayer spaces, and weapons manufacturing areas.
An IDF source explained that the discovery of the bodies was made possible through a combination of pre-existing intelligence and real-time data collected in the field, using forensic methods to narrow down their locations. Despite being in the same general area, the bodies were spread across different sections of the tunnel.
Among the five identified hostages were Eden Zakaria and Ziv Dado, whose names were made public on December 12. The three others, Elia Toledano, Nik Beizer, and Ron Sherman, were confirmed as the individuals killed in the airstrike alongside Ghandour.
Previously, Hamas had released a video showing Toledano, Beizer, and Sherman in captivity, holding up papers with their names and personal details. In the video, they appeared to be interacting with one another, smiling, and speaking.
Accompanying the video, Hamas issued a statement claiming that they had “tried to keep them alive, but Netanyahu insisted on killing them.” The video included visual effects, such as simulated gunfire and animated blood, as part of Hamas’ propaganda efforts.
These three hostages were originally captured during the deadly October 7 massacre.
In December, the IDF explained that it had delayed announcing the discovery of the three additional bodies until military operations in the area were fully concluded. There were concerns that revealing too much information too soon could put soldiers at risk. Eventually, the IDF used 13 tons of explosives to destroy the entire tunnel system, which extended the timeline of their operations.
While the IDF had previously confirmed that Zakaria was killed on October 7 and her body taken to Gaza, they did not provide a clear timeline for the deaths of the other hostages. Forensic investigations into the exact timing of their deaths are reportedly ongoing.
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