Only Donald Trump could show such a DISRESPECT for the plight of the Palestians and Israeli’s with Gaza…
Hamas has released the names of the next hostages to be freed on Saturday in the Gaza Strip in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
They are male civilians Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami and Or Levy.
So far, 18 hostages have been freed since the ceasefire began on 19 January with Israel in return releasing 383 prisoners. Hamas says another 183 are to be returned on Saturday.
Some 33 hostages and 1,900 prisoners are due to be freed by the end of the first stage of the ceasefire in three weeks’ time. Israel says eight of the 33 are dead….
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed authorities had received the list of abductees scheduled for release on Saturday, and their families had been informed.
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Earlier on Friday, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters had welcomed “news about the expected release” of the three hostages.
“We will not give up or stop at any stage until all hostages return home under the current agreement – down to the very last one – the living for rehabilitation and the deceased for proper burial,” the statement said.
Hours before they released the hostage names, Hamas accused Israel of failing to abide by its commitment to boost the amount of humanitarian aid allowed into Gaza as part of the ceasefire deal….
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In a separate development in central Gaza on Friday, hundreds of people – including armed Hamas fighters – attended a funeral held for senior Hamas military commander Marwan Issa.
Issa is seen as one of the masterminds of Hamas’s 7 October attack. The Israeli military had said he was killed in an air strike last March, but his death was only confirmed by Hamas last week.
Gaza has been rocked by US President Donald Trump’s post-war plan for the territory announced earlier this week. Trump called for the US to “take over” the Gaza Strip,resettle its Palestinian population and turn the territory into the “Riviera of the Middle East”.
His idea was strongly condemned by Arab countries and the UN….
Trump on Gaza as a Real Estate Deal….
Most of the world views the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as part of a centuries-long battle over religion and territory — and as an intractable diplomatic problem. Trump and his inner circle for years have eyed Gaza as something entirely different: a real estate opportunity.
On Tuesday, the president took that view to a striking new level, announcing a plan for the United States to take responsibility for redeveloping Gaza, complete with a new branding: “the Riviera of the Middle East.”….
Feb 7, 2025 – ISW Press
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei categorically rejected nuclear negotiations with the United States during a speech to Iranian military personnel in Tehran on February 7.
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