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The framework for a deal that could lead to a ceasefire and the release of hostages held in Gaza is being put to the Hamas leadership, Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, said on Monday.

Speaking after talks in Paris between officials from the US, Qatar, Egypt and Israel, he said: “We are in a better place than we were a few weeks ago.”

The basis of the deal is a 45-day pause in the fighting leading to the release of 35 Israeli hostages and as many as 4,000 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.

But Israel remains opposed to a permanent ceasefire and wants to retain a right to recommence hostilities against Hamas – something that the Hamas leadership wants ruled out.

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[–] DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Could be that too. It could be counterproductive if they perceive their struggle as existential. If they believe they will be killed whether they fight or no, they will fight for having nothing to lose. Does that explain why I think they might not be interested in ceasefire?

[–] Arete@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ok but if they have no interest in a ceasefire or hostage exchange, then they are by definition negotiating in bad faith...

[–] DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To be clear: I do not speak for hamas and can only speculate as to their motivations. My understanding was that they rejected the opportunity to negotiate, not that they went to negotiations without the intent to actually bargain.

[–] Arete@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's a fair point. I don't know to what extent they were involved in negotiations. I think it was significant as we've had several days of news about "constructive" negotiations, but I can't prove that.

[–] DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's sure hard to tell what the fuck is going on over there, isn't it? Perhaps we've moved on from the information age to the "artificial information" age.