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GAZA/TEL AVIV, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Israel's government and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a four-day pause in fighting to allow the release of 50 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, and the entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave.

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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, but I mean, what is their goal now? Like, in the next few months kind of immediate, the kind of immediate that would cause them to accept a truce? Freshly minted fighters don't mean much if Israel gets away with ethnic cleansing, after all.

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Goal now is to get Israel to withdraw and use hostages to extract concessions including the release of kidnapped Palestinians in Israeli jails and humanitarian aid for beleaguered civilians. The military hostages are probably the highest value from a negotiation standpoint and will be kept the longest.

[–] Threeme2189@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Rebuild all of their terror infrastructure and plan the next murder/rape/kidnapping of Israeli citizens.

[–] samokosik@lemmynsfw.com -2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I would bet the fights will continue after. Also, Israel has not done ethnic cleansing in Gaza.

Edit: Though I agree that in certain cases (e.g. 1948), they didn't deal either with the situation well