"My fear is that they won’t even survive the winter," Zangauker stated.
"We have seen a lot of encouragement from the incoming administration in order to achieve a deal," Al Thani said.
Hostage deal negotiations have been reported to enter a new and "final" phase, sources told Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar.
The hypocrisy of these “progressives” should not dictate the outcome of the current battle.
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Ziad Abu Hayya was a regular target for Hamas enforcers, who tortured him in September, leaving him hospitalized.
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During the exercise, the vehicles had to move at a fast and similar pace, keeping a minimal distance from each other.
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An Israeli official noted, "The Egyptian and Qatari mediators believe Hamas might now agree to a hostage-release and ceasefire deal."