It is still a show of good faith and progress. Egypt and Qatar would not put forward a deal that didn’t at least have a reasonable point of negotiation. So far this is the first I’ve heard about Hama’s making a serious ceasefire proposal.
No. They came up with their own proposal, said they accept it and Israel got to see it at the last moment and of course refused it. So now we have headlines how Israel is attacking Rafah and refused ceasefire proposal which didn’t even include release of hostages just bunch of demands from Hamas.
Since that article says virtually nothing… does Israel accept that proposal? Otherwise, this hardly matters.
My understanding is this just happened, and Israel has not had a chance to respond to it yet.
Actually, it matters a lot, as Israel was just about to invade Rafah.
Wheels within wheels, games within games, moves and counter moves.
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It doesn’t matter because if Israel doesn’t accept it, the war will continue as if it didn’t happen.
It is still a show of good faith and progress. Egypt and Qatar would not put forward a deal that didn’t at least have a reasonable point of negotiation. So far this is the first I’ve heard about Hama’s making a serious ceasefire proposal.
Well, I didn’t say it would be effective or not, just that it matters in the moment, it’s a focal point.
That’s what I meant by “Wheels within Wheels”. The political chess game that is played after each move. It’s not something to be simply ignored.
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It’s certainly to be hoped, but given the Israeli mobilization in the last 24 hours or so, I’m not holding my breath.
Someone hasn’t been paying attention to what Netanyahu is saying…
He’s on the news every day. Kind of hard not to.
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In that case you should know that he’s repeatedly said that they’re going to invade Rafah regardless of any cease fire, it’s just a matter of time.
Last I heard they were already starting to do that.
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And would do so regardless, which makes any cease fire worthless until they change their mind and stop.
Twelve hours later, a lot can change.
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They did not
Reuters is a wire service and this is breaking news. Pull your head out of your ass.
Pull my head out of my ass because I want to know if Israel would accept the proposal?
Wait an hour if that’s what you need. And don’t go to wire services for news. Figure it out.
Figure it out how? Facebook?
What exactly is your problem with me asking if Israel would accept the ceasefire?
Welp you answer is in.
Israel has rejected it because its too “Egypty”
Hooray, this was all for nothing.
No. They came up with their own proposal, said they accept it and Israel got to see it at the last moment and of course refused it. So now we have headlines how Israel is attacking Rafah and refused ceasefire proposal which didn’t even include release of hostages just bunch of demands from Hamas.