Israel offers Hamas deal: Yahya Sinwar safety out of Gaza for hostages
By: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The ball is in Sinwar's court.
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"I'm ready to provide safe passage to Sinwar, his family, whoever wants to join him. We want the hostages back," Israel's chief negotiator for hostages and missing persons, Gal Hirsch, said.
Israel's chief negotiator for hostages and missing persons, Gal Hirsch, proposed offering Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar safe passage out of Gaza in exchange for the 101 hostages in the terror group's captivity, a Tuesday Bloomberg interview revealed.
According to the report, the proposal to allow Sinwar's escape from Gaza has been on the table for two days, yet it is unclear what Hamas's response has been and whether they would accept it.
The offer was made with the intent of developing new solutions for a deal as ongoing negotiations "look more and more dim," Hirsch explained.
It should be noted that Israeli officials have been offering Sinwar mixed proposals behind the scenes of either passage out of the strip or immunity.
"I'm ready to provide safe passage to Sinwar, his family, whoever wants to join him. We want the hostages back. We want demilitarization, de-radicalization of course — a new system that will manage Gaza," Hirsch stated.
"In parallel, I must work on plans B, C, and D because I must bring the hostages back home," Hirsch added. "The clock is ticking; the hostages do not have time."
Hirsch also explained that until this point in negotiations, Hamas "has sought to dictate terms rather than negotiate."
Hamas still to pay 'high price'
Regarding the six hostages that were murdered in a Rafah tunnel by Hamas terrorists at the end of August, Hirsch emphasized that "there will be a price for these murders."
The report also noted that Israel, in the past, has discussed the option of allowing Hamas leaders to have freedom through exile.
In May, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in the podcast "Call Me Back" that such an option has always been discussed, but noted that he thought "the most important thing is that they [Hamas] surrender. If they lay down their arms, the war is over," Netanyahu explained.
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Don't think Blinken or Biden had anything to do with this deal. And Kamala Harris definitely wasn't in the room. Let's see if the two-staters will condemn Sinwar if he refuses the offer.
Hamas' problem is that this proposal could stymie their program to victory, i.e. getting the rest of the world and hundreds of thousands of Israelis to crucify Netanyahu and force Israel to give in to the demands of the terrorists.
Hamas' Propaganda Program for Assured Victory, on its Way to the Destruction of Israel
Hamas' program has been successful so far, so Sinwar would be crazy to accept Gal Hirsch's suggestion. Hamas already has the assistance of the United Nations and its UNRWA, the approval of the International Court of Justice, protesters around the world and especially in Israel, a majority of nations around the world, and the rest of the bleeding hearts around the world, so why screw things up when you're winning?