[GEO.TV] The United States, Egypt, Qatar and Israel have come to an understanding of the "basic contours" of a hostage deal for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on CNN on Sunday.The deal is still under negotiation, said Sullivan, who added there will have to be indirect discussions by Qatar and Egypt with Hamas.
| That’s nice. And when Hamas refuses the opportunity for peace yet again, or signs off and then breaks it within days, we will all totally not be surprised, mkay? The Times of Israel adds: |
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is demanding that any high-level Palestinian security prisoners released in a potential deal with Hamas be deported to Qatar as a condition of their release, Channel 12 reports.According to the report, Netanyahu raised the demand during discussions by the war cabinet last night when Israel’s delegation to the Paris summit on a hostage-truce deal briefed ministers on their progress.
In addition, Ynet reports that Netanyahu also said in last night’s telephone consultations that he was not prepared to advance on the parameters of a deal until Israel receives a list specifying which of the 130 hostages held in Gaza since October are still alive.
| Dead hostages are worth less in |
| But he is the only one who is the prime minister. The rest are just cabinet members, serving at his pleasure. Like in all parliamentary democracies, he can simply send them back to the Knesset to be ordinary MKs. |