“I’m on a hot mic here. Good. That’s good.”...
Israeli official: "There is no point in starting another round of talks until we receive the lists of which of the hostages are alive." ...
Prime Minister Netanyahu: "If we have a deal, it will be delayed somewhat, but it will happen." ...
Prime Minister Netanyahu: "Israel demands security freedom of action in Judea and Samaria and Gaza in order to fight terrorism. The biggest absurdity is the claim that a Palestinian state will provide security to Israel." ...
Prime Minister Netanyahu: "Those who want us to desist from the Rafah operation ...
Gaza-Egypt border, particularly the Rafah Border Crossing, is a major terrorist supply route for Hamas terrorist fighters. ...
Clinton to MSNBC: "Netanyahu should go. He is not a trustworthy leader." ...
“Surrender to Hamas’s delusional demands, that we’ve just heard, not only would not bring about the freedom of the hostages, but it would only invite an additional slaughter."...
Israel has come under intense pressure from the families and loved ones of the hostages....
Netanyahu: "Hamas must be destroyed, Gaza must be demilitarized, and Palestinian society must be deradicalized. These are the three prerequisites for peace between Israel and its Palestinian neighbors in Gaza."...
Netanyahu and Musk "agreed on the clear lesson — there is no chance for peace or security as long as Hamas exists."...
Will Israel resume the war to eliminate Hamas after a cumulative 1-2 week pause? ...
Meanwhile, Israeli ship hit by kamikaze drone in Indian Ocean....
This appears to be a big win for Hamas, which gets time to regroup, reload, and relocate, while still holding almost 200 hostages. I hope I'm wrong. I hope that Israel frees as many hostages as possible and then is able to resume the offensive...
Heartbreaking. You know the women spoke under duress....
“We saw the beasts. We saw the barbarians we are facing. We saw a cruel enemy. An enemy worse than ISIS."...
“This war was imposed upon us by a despicable enemy — by beasts who celebrate the murder of women, children and the elderly.”...
“We are in the midst of a terrorist onslaught that is being encouraged, directed, and financed by Iran and its proxies.”...
