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19.08.25 - 19:42
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Hamas Agrees To Ceasefire-Hostage Release Deal With Israel (ZeroHedge)
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Hamas Agrees To Ceasefire-Hostage Release Deal With Israel
Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness,
Hamas has agreed to a new proposal for a ceasefire-hostage release deal with Israel.
The “comprehensive two-stage plan” was based on a framework advanced by US envoy Steve Witkoff and presented to Hamas by Qatari and Egyptian mediators, according to the BBC.
It would see Hamas free around half of the 50 remaining Israeli hostages – 20 of whom are believed to be alive – in two stages during a 60-day temporary truce.
During that time, there would be negotiations on a permanent ceasefire and an Israeli troop withdrawal.
The Egyptian and Qatari mediators reportedly met with Hamas representatives Sunday in Cairo, and presented them with the plan.
In a post on Facebook Monday, Hamas leader Basem Naim said Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups had agreed to the deal:
“The movement has submitted its response ? approving the new mediators' proposal,” Naim wrote in Arabic...
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30.05.25 - 17:48
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Trump Tariff Reprieve; Gaza Ceasefire Proposal | Horizons Middle East & Africa 05/30/2025 (Bloomberg)
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A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a ruling that threatened to throw out the bulk of President Donald Trump's tariff agenda. Also on the show: Trump pushed Fed Chair Jerome Powell to cut rates at their first in-person meeting since his inauguration; the White House says a Gaza ceasefire proposal has been submitted to Hamas; defense ministers and senior military figures are in Singapore for the annual Shangri-La Dialogue; oil is set for its second weekly decline ahead of OPEC+ meeting; the US is considering a deal with Rwanda to accept deportees; Google and the US Department of Justice are slated to offer closing arguments in an antitrust case. Guests include: Ozan Özkural, Tanto Capital Partners, Founder & Managing Partner; Livia Gallarati, Energy Aspects, Global Crude Lead. (Video has been edited to remove reporter misstatement of figure during story on Africa Development Bank.) (Source: Bloomberg)...
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18.05.25 - 17:12
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Hamas Planned Oct. 7 To Prevent Israel-Saudi Normalization, Documents Confirm (ZeroHedge)
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Hamas Planned Oct. 7 To Prevent Israel-Saudi Normalization, Documents Confirm
Newly uncovered internal Hamas documents confirm a longtime theory explaining the motives behind the Oct.7, 2023 terror attack which kicked off the bloody and grinding Gaza war, which still shows no signs of abating and has resulted in unprecedented death and destruction in the Gaza Strip.
The documents, published by The Wall Street Journal, demonstrate that Hamas leaders had a specific aim of preventing a potential peace agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia based on the US-backed Abraham Accords. This was speculated about soon after the horrific attacks that also kicked off the hostage crisis.
Yahya Sinwar signaling 'victory' at a 2021 rally, via Shutterstock.
This is according to minutes from a high-level meeting which cite now slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and which were reportedly discovered by Israeli forces in Gaza tunnels. Sinwar was quoted in the internal papers, which are dated Oct. 2, 2023 - as s...
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05.02.25 - 13:42
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US-China Trade War Loom Over Markets, Trump Eyes US Control of Gaza | Bloomberg Brief 02/05/2025 (Bloomberg)
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US stock futures point downwards amid disappointing earnings results from Alphabet and AMD. Gold hits a record high as investors sought safe havens while digesting the reality of a US-China trade war. The US postal service stops handling inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong and Apple's app store comes under closer scrutiny in Beijing. The escalating game of chess between the US and China might provide upside down the road for Europe says Monica Defend, Head of the Amundi Investment Institute. Marvin Loh of State Street thinks markets are holding onto an off-ramp and are likely under-appreciating that the tariff genie is out of the bottle. “Bloomberg Brief” delivers the market news, data and analysis you need to set your agenda. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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18.01.25 - 03:03
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Steve Witkoff: The Real Estate Investor Who Sealed The Gaza Ceasefire (ZeroHedge)
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Steve Witkoff: The Real Estate Investor Who Sealed The Gaza Ceasefire
Via Middle East Eye
On Saturday, Gaza ceasefire talks were down to the wire, and President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy wanted to hash out the deal once and for all with Benjamin Netanyahu, but the Israeli leader's office said he could not be roused during Shabbat.
Steve Witkoff allegedly gave a "salty" reply, making it clear he didn't care if it was the Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest. In the words of one report from Haaretz, Witkoff said Trump expected Israel to agree to the ceasefire, and "things that Netanyahu had termed life-and-death issues…suddenly vanished."
Steve Witkoff stands onstage with President-elect Donald Trump during a campaign rally, via Reuters
So, who is Witkoff, Trump's new man in the Middle East?
Witkoff is a Republican and a billionaire Jewish-American real estate developer. His soft, slightly nasally voice masks his reputation as a hard-charging negotiator who ...
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