There was never a real deal on the table and people need to stop trying to rewrite history to pretend otherwise. The original deal negotiated in Q1 was a pause in fighting for an exchange between hostages and prisoners. Israel agreed to that. Then Hxmas moved the goal posts and started offering dead bodies instead of live hostages, insisting on a full end to the war guarantee, and demanding a full Israeli withdrawal prior to releasing any hostages. All demands they knew Israel could not accept because they would undermine the entire point of fighting the war but meant to buy time because they thought a wider war would break out. It was literally only the other week that Hxmas reconsidered the demand for a full withdrawal and guarantee of an end to hostilities prior to any hostage release. That was a direct result of the pressure on Hxmas. Even the Biden admin has admitted repeatedly that Hxmas kept moving the goal posts on a potential deal. I don’t understand this obsession with relieving Hxmas of any responsibility while they reject every deal. https://bird.makeup/@melsrobbins/1830094212240478317
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