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Insight by @mdubowitz: "To judge from preliminary reports, Israel has managed to extract advantages beyond a partial hostage release from this deal by getting Hamas to abandon demands for more sweeping IDF withdrawals and for an explicit undertaking by Jerusalem to conclude the offensive against the Palestinian terrorist group. That can be ascribed to Israel’s steady dismantling of the Iranian axis, patience in the indirect diplomacy, and the fact that Trump’s return to the White House is already worrying Hamas, its patrons in Tehran, and its intermediaries Qatar and Egypt."
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‘Dramatic, Decisive Hours’: Israel, Hamas Reportedly Close to Hostage Deal @mdubowitz, @JoeTruzman, and @rich_goldberg weigh in: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/01/13/dramatic-decisive-hours-israel-hamas-reportedly-close-to-hostage-deal/