— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸 From the above information, we can sort of conclude what type of deal the Israelis have been proposing:

– A temporary humanitarian ceasefire in return for some of the hostages, and then a phased withdrawal of the IDF from most of Gaza, simultaneous with the release of the remaining hostages, leading into a permanent ceasefire, but with the IDF staying to monitor the Egypt-Gaza border and the Netzarim Corridor in specific.

Basically, Israel is willing to give Hamas the 'permanent ceasefire' it wants, but only if the IDF will remain stationed in specific areas of the Gaza Strip, to monitor movement of people and goods.

Obviously, this is unacceptable to Hamas, and it makes sense why they pulled out of the negotiations. Per the deal that Biden proposed a few months ago, the IDF would withdraw fully from the Gaza Strip, and Hamas was ready to take this proposal, until Netanyahu changed it.

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On a positive note, no Gaza ceasefire means that the chances of a significant Iranian attack against Israel increase exponentially.

— 🇺🇸 NEW: Former Trump aide Stephanie Grisham claimed Donald Trump routinely called his supporters 'basement dwellers' in private.

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— 🇮🇶 NEW: Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein: “we are communicating with influential countries in order to calm things down in Gaza, and we are part of a system that seeks to reduce the state of tension.”

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— 🇵🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: Al-Qassam Brigades publish a new video: “Satan makes promises to them and fills them with vain hopes, but whatever he promises them is merely delusion” — Qur'an 4:120

يَعِدُهُمْ وَيُمَنِّيهِمْ ۖ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ
إِلَّا غُرُورًا

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— 🇮🇶/🇮🇱 NEW: The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announce that they targeted 'Eilat' with a drone yesterday.

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— 🇨🇦/🇮🇱 Scotiabank’s subsidiary '1832 Asset Management' has reduced its holdings in the Israeli defence contractor Elbit Systems by approximately 71% compared to last year.

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— 🇮🇱/🇺🇳/🇺🇸 NEW: Israeli ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, says the UN headquarters in New York “should be closed and wiped off the face of the earth.”

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— 🇺🇸/🇵🇸 WATCH: CNN interview with Hamas official Osama Hamdan does not go as the anchors had hoped, as they attempted to place responsibility for civilian deaths on Hamas instead of Israel. — Full Interview

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— 🇺🇸/🇨🇳/🇷🇺/🇰🇵 NEW: New York Times reports that in March, President Joe Biden authorized a classified directive instructing U.S. military forces to prepare for potential 'coordinated nuclear confrontations' with Russia, China, and North Korea.

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— 🇺🇸/🇪🇬 Yesterday, not a single Egyptian government official was present to receive U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken upon landing in Cairo

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— 🇮🇷/🇸🇦 NEW: More than 2 months after his arrest during the Hajj, Iranian pilgrim Muhammad Khazaei is still stuck inside a Saudi prison

Khazaei was arrested in Saudi Arabia for carrying the Palestinian flag and chanting political slogans in support of Palestine. Iran has so far presented 5 official notes of protest, which Saudi Arabia all ignored.

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— 🇵🇸 Today marks the 55th anniversary of the arson attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque by Denis Michael Rohan, in an attempt to pave the way for the construction of the Third Temple, a hypothetical holy site in Judaism.

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— 🇵🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: The IDF stormed the town of Birzeit, north of Ramallah, in the West Bank

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— 🇮🇱 NEW: Ultra-Orthodox protesters clash with police outside Israeli army's Connoscription Office in Jerusalem

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— 🇮🇱 NEW: Sources involved in cease-fire negotiations say Netanyahu is 'once again sabotaging talks'

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— 🇵🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: Al-Qassam Brigades eliminate an off-duty Israeli soldier after identifying him near the 'Mehola' settlement, marking a notable West Bank operation.

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— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: Hours ago, the Israeli Air Force carried out another massacre by striking the UNRWA 'Salah Al-Din' school, where displaced civilians were seeking shelter.

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— 🇾🇪 NEW: Per UKMTO, a ship was attacked three times today with multiple explosions reported, likely by Yemen's Ansarullah though they have not claimed responsibility yet.

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— 🇵🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: Al-Qassam Brigades target two 'Namer' APCs and a building housing Israeli soldiers in Rafah, achieving direct hits.

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