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2025-07-25 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
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Hamas seeks release of more Palestinian prisoners, including some serving life sentences; Israel, US yank negotiators
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… Israeli officials emphasized that talks have not collapsed.
Source: Axios
Encouraged by the loud interference of Britain and the EU demanding Israel stop warring on those poor, suffering Gazans, Hamas has become increasingly demanding and more rigid. I guess Britain and the EU countries want the people of Gaza to continue living in a war zone, because that is the result.
Israel, US recall negotiators from Doha after ‘selfish’ Hamas response to truce offer
[IsraelTimes] US envoy Witkoff says terror group ‘doesn’t appear to be coordinated or acting in good faith
Israel and the United States both recalled their negotiators from Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
on Thursday, after weeks of mediated talks there with the Hamas
 ..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...
terror group aimed at reaching a hostage-ceasefire deal in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response ...
US envoy to the Mideast Steve Witkoff said the terror group’s most recent response was "selfish" and that Hamas "does not appear to be coordinated or acting in good faith." Jerusalem’s statements were more measured, with a senior Israeli official telling news hounds the negotiators’ return did not signal a crisis, and that efforts to reach a deal would continue from within Israel.
Proximity negotiations have been taking place in Doha since July 6, with the deal on the table envisioning the release of 10 living hostages and the bodies of 18 slain hostages from Gaza in exchange for a yet-to-be-agreed-upon number of Paleostinian security prisoners during a 60-day truce.
A senior Israeli official told Israeli news hounds Thursday that the return of Israel’s negotiating team did not indicate a crisis in talks, saying there was "no explosion, no collapse."
At the same time, the current situation is evidence of Hamas’s "rejectionist and unfortunate approach," according to the official.
The terror group’s answer, received by mediators at 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning, "does not allow progress without a shift in Hamas’s positions and without consulting on ways to do this both with the mediator and with ourselves," the official said.
There are still gaps between the sides on all the topics, the official said, but he asserted that "progress has been made" in the 18 days of talks in Doha.
"We reached the stage where we actually need to return, and we will return here as soon as the right way is found to reduce the gaps and reach the closing stage," he said.
According to the official, Hamas has not offered any compromise on the demilitarization of Gaza or the end of the war, and there are "difficulties" around the potential release of Paleostinian prisoners.
The sides did not discuss guarantees about ending the war, a key Hamas demand, or the technical arrangements around the implementation of a deal, the official said, but he added: "We can arrive at this quickly."
Israel is under the assumption that Hamas wants an agreement, the official said, adding that the team will continue to work "from the moment it lands and there is reception."
The official praised Egypt and Qatar, "who showed a proactive approach, activity, and very, very significant efforts throughout all these 18 days."
WITKOFF: HAMAS DOESN’T APPEAR TO BE ACTING IN GOOD FAITH
Witkoff’s statement announcing Washington’s recall of the American negotiators, on the other hand, said, "While the mediators have made a great effort, Hamas does not appear to be coordinated or acting in good faith.
"We will now consider alternative options to bring the hostages home and try to create a more stable environment for the people of Gaza," he said.
"It is a shame that Hamas has acted in this selfish way. We are resolute in seeking an end to this conflict and a permanent peace in Gaza."
Witkoff did not elaborate on what "alternative options" the US might consider, and it was unclear if the statement was an attempt to ratchet up pressure on the terror group to compromise.
Hamas said it was "surprised" by Witkoff’s comments, insisting in a statement of its own after midnight Thursday-Friday that it has engaged constructively in the negotiations and submitted a response that was well-received by other mediators.
"We are surprised by the negative statements made by US envoy Steve Witkoff regarding the movement’s position at a time when the mediators welcomed and expressed their satisfaction with [our] constructive and positive stance that opens the door to reaching a comprehensive agreement," Hamas said in its statement.
The group added that it remains committed to reaching a ceasefire agreement and is working to overcome remaining obstacles.
At a state ceremony Thursday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed not to compromise on achieving Israel’s war aims.
"If Hamas understands our readiness to reach a deal as weakness, as an opportunity to dictate terms of surrender to us that will endanger Israel, it is greatly mistaken," the premier said, speaking to commemorate 85 years since the death of Revisionist Zionist leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky.
"We are determined to achieve all the aims of the war," he said. "We are determined to bring everyone back, and that is what we will do."
The vast majority of the 2,000 Paleostinians detained in Gaza since the war’s outbreak, who Hamas is also demanding be released as part of the swap, have not even been charged, the non-Israeli source said, accusing Israel of arbitrarily detaining Gazooks for use as barter in the negotiations.
As for the scope of the Gaza border belt that the IDF would remain in during a truce, the source described Hamas’s response issued last night as only roughly 200 meters less than what Israel has been demanding.
Israel earlier demanded a two-kilometer buffer zone, which Hamas countered with a one-kilometer buffer. Israel then lowered its demand to 1.2 kilometers; the source’s description on Thursday meant Hamas is continuing to hold firm on its 1-kilometer demand rather than compromise in turn.
The source said both Egyptian and Qatari mediators believe that the gaps can be bridged within days and hope Israel has not recalled its negotiating team to withdraw from the talks.
Hamas seeking release of commandos who led October 7 attack in hostage swap — report
[IsraelTimes] In its response this week to the latest ceasefire proposal in Gaza, Hamas is for the first time demanding the release of Nukhba terrorists who participated in the October 7, 2023, massacre, in exchange for a temporary truce and release of hostages, according to an unsourced report by the Kan Public Broadcaster.
The terror group has not listed the individual prisoners it seeks to free, but for the first time since negotiations began it requests that members of its elite Nukhba force, the commando unit which spearheaded the October 7 attack, be released among other Palestinian prisoners, according to Kan.
A non-Israeli source involved in mediation efforts for a truce told The Times of Israel earlier today that Hamas’s proposal included trading 10 hostages for 200 security prisoners serving life-sentences, as well as 2,000 Gazans detained by Israel since October 7, without specifying if those prisoners include Nukhba terrorists.
According to the source, mediators believe that Hamas views the demand for 200 prisoners as an opening position and may be willing to compromise.
Israel has proposed a lower offer to release 125 life-term prisoners and 1,200 post-October 7 detainees, according to Channel 12 news. 
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