The Trump Effect: Hamas Hands Over List of Hostages It Would Release, Concedes on Israeli Troops in Gaza

President Trump warned Hamas  ‘ALL HELL TO PAY” if the hostages are not released

And the rats are scrambling.

BREAKING: New testimonies from hostages who were returned from Hamas captivity reveal:

“Children were subjected to physical and sexual violence. Starvation. Their skin was burned. Torture, violence, and sexual assault were perpetrated by Hamas.”

Hamas has no right to exist. pic.twitter.com/IcYXhGAkTY

— Vivid. (@VividProwess) December 11, 2024

Hamas Concedes on Israeli Troops in Gaza, Raising Hopes for Hostage Deal

Militants back down on presence of Israeli troops in Gaza after the war and hand over list of hostages they would release under a pact

By Summer Said, The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 11, 2024:

Hamas has yielded to two of Israel’s key demands for a cease-fire deal in Gaza, Arab mediators said, raising hopes of an agreement that could release some hostages within days despite the repeated collapse of previous negotiations.

The militant group told mediators for the first time that it would agree to a deal that would allow Israeli forces to remain in Gaza temporarily when the fighting stops. Hamas also handed over a list of hostages, including U.S. citizens, whom it would release under a cease-fire pact, something it hasn’t done since the first truce in the conflict last year.

The new plan, proposed by Cairo and backed by the U.S., seeks to build on momentum generated by the cease-fire in Lebanon secured in November, which has broadly held despite both Israel and Hezbollah accusing each other of violations.

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to comment.

Netanyahu said Monday there were certain developments in the cease-fire talks but it was too early to tell whether a deal was within reach.

Progress toward a deal comes after an Egyptian delegation visited Israel in late November, and after President-elect Donald Trump said on Truth Social earlier this month that there would be “hell to pay” in the Middle East if the hostages aren’t released before he assumes office in January.

As part of the latest proposal, Israel and Hamas are considering a 60-day cease-fire period that would see the release of up to 30 hostages being held in Gaza, including U.S. citizens, according to the mediators. In exchange, Israel would set free Palestinian prisoners and allow greater humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza, they said.

Negotiations picked up pace this week with an Israeli delegation visiting Cairo on Tuesday, days after Hamas officials were in the Egyptian capital. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan is expected to travel to Israel, Egypt and Qatar this week to push for a deal, the mediators said.

Previous rounds of talks repeatedly faltered, but Hamas in recent weeks has displayed more flexibility on several key issues. The mediators said those include a willingness to accept Israeli forces remaining temporarily in the Philadelphi corridor, a tiny strip of land along Gaza’s border with Egypt, and the Netzarim corridor, which divides the enclave. The militant group has also agreed it wouldn’t run or have a presence in the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza.

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