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[2cents]

Gaza ceasefire deal: Hamas, Egypt and Qatar pushing for Marwan Barghouti's release​

Egypt and Qatar, alongside Hamas, are using "all means available" to secure the release of Marwan Barghouti as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement between the group and Israel, three sources informed on the negotiations have told Middle East Eye.

The long-imprisoned Palestinian political leader is on a list “of around one hundred senior Palestinian prisoners” being discussed ahead of the second phase of the truce deal, a source close to the negotiations said.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/...ease-being-discussed-part-phase-two-ceasefire

 

[berbatrick]

Didn't think an entire country could be summed up in one quote, until reading this:


There seems to be some uncertainty in the reporting here - is the carrot for the ceasefire, more chances for Israelis to kill Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, or both?

 

[berbatrick]

Didn't think an entire country could be summed up in one quote,

To substantiate that, we have:


From Google translate:
16% of the Israeli public (unclear if Jewish or total) want a center-left government that would include Arab parties.
The rest want a right wing govt with Bibi, Ben-Gvir, Smotrich.

7% of Israelis self-identify with the left, with worse numbers as you look at younger cohorts.