News about ceasefire, Hamas, and Israel

We need to talk about the elephant in the room. Many Gazan civilians participated in killing, raping, and kidnapping Israelis on October 7. It is also reported that Gazan civilians were paid by Hamas to hold hostages captive in their homes. Hamas is intentionally involving the… pic.twitter.com/AcboI8Hy3p

Not only did Israel rescue four hostages, but it also denied Hamas and its ilk tens of prisoners for each rescued captive if a ceasefire deal is implemented. Terrorists that could have been swapped for the four hostages will now remain behind bars.

'It might expedite Hamas agreeing to a deal, but thats still up in the air' i24NEWS Middle East correspondent @ariel_oseran speaks on how the rescue of four hostages may play into ceasefire-hostage negotiations pic.twitter.com/mftaNBufef

'This is a tactical success... But does it change the big picture? Is Hamas now going to be demoralized? I doubt that. Probably, strategically, it doesn't really move the needle,' @perry_dan discusses the possible effects the rescue operation could have on the negotiations pic.twitter.com/BQrEwPjci9