Washington Post: US Near Deal to Free ‘Some’ Hostages Contingent on 5-Day Ceasefire - News Summed Up

Washington Post: US Near Deal to Free ‘Some’ Hostages Contingent on 5-Day Ceasefire


The report did not specify the names of the hostages who will be released, and how many of them are included. Currently, there are 239 hostages in the hands of several groups, including Hamas, the Islamic Jihad, and some criminal families. At this point it’s not clear where the families of the hostages end and where the familiar, extremist “Kaplan armies” begin. There’s one more crucial element: will the IDF be able to kickstart its assault anew after a 5-day interruption? Everything else, including a sharp rise in IDF casualties as a result of the five-day ceasefire, can go to hell.


Source: Washington Post November 19, 2023 08:51 UTC



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