Public sentiment is overwhelmingly negative regarding the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, with widespread frustration and anger expressed towards both Israel and Hamas. Many users are skeptical of the sincerity of negotiations, viewing them as inadequate and temporary solutions to a severe humanitarian crisis. Criticism is also directed at the U.S. for perceived complicity and a failure to advocate for genuine peace. Highlighted themes include demands for accountability, human rights concerns, and a strong desire for a permanent ceasefire rather than short-term measures.

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“10,000’s of Palestinians misplaced” the math is not mathing here - if 70% of ALL buildings have been reduced to rubble, from 2.2 million people, there would only be some form of shelter for about 750k people maximum right? Is this reporter again using carefully selected adjectives and statistic statements to generate a subconscious diminution in viewer’s minds in order to allow a genocidal holocaust to continue with a reduced level of resistance or outrage?

oztourist

Yeah because all of the hamas leadership is living the good life in fucking Doha while they do everything they can to sacrifice as many Palestinians as possible.

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_NuissanceValue_

All of their negotiators should be arrested and held.  It's the absolute least every government can do.

That's what they deserve for killing negotiators and journalists for decades.  That's what they deserve for 100 years of terrorism and genocide.

No negotiations - Genocide Convention and arrests.

Professional_Pop2397

 They would probably murder the Palestinian negotiator en route. You just can’t trust these b****++s

Affectionate_Move134

How many times has this pattern repeated itself?

curiousabtmongol

What is the point to inviting these liars to negotiations. Qatar should no longer host Israel for any serious negotiations.

salkhan

will bibi nazi yahoo be arrested for crimes against humanity if he travels to the us?

cicerozero

eALbl420

While attacking the starving victims of their genocide gaza

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How is this not negotiating in bad faith: Hamas says that it wants
“ a US guarantee that the war would not resume if talks on ending the war failed.”

Like the whole point of a successful agreement would be to end hostilities. If engaging in talks ends hostilities, then the talks would be fruitless and Israel won’t have as big of a bargaining chip to use.

sportsDude

Nothing positive about it. They will not be allowed to re arm. This is a surrender. The sooner they figure that out the sooner this is over.

renge-refurion

Nothing positive about Hamas, even if there is a ceasefire the ultimate end goal must be the eradication of Hamas, they cannot be allowed to stay in power in Gaza if there is to be long term peace

DavidOC93

&gt;A senior Palestinian official told the BBC that Hamas had requested several changes, including a halt to a US-backed aid system and a US guarantee that the war would not resume if talks on ending the war failed.



....lol? 

If there's a GUARANTEE that the war would not resume if the talks fail, what's the point in even conducting actual talks on ending the war?

Such a precondition would just encourage and reward bad faith negotiations on the part of Hamas.

fury420

StrangerFew2424

All of these ceasefires just prolong this already too-long war.

alotofpisces

Well look at that, Israel being greedy yet again and thus screwing the ceasefire… Obvious this would happen, Israel’s goal is not peace but the full elimination of Gaza and all of Palestine. They don’t want peace.

MechaCoqui

Of course - that was the entire plan... GENOCIDE! The forcible expulsion of people from their homeland.

macroturb

Champagne_of_piss

blueteamk087

There is never going to be peace under Netanyahu. Bibi knows that once the war ends, his coalition will collapse and he’ll be thrown out of power. He wants to keep this war going to keep the extraordinary power he has been given.

BardyMan82

Yet Israeli sympathizers will claim Hamas doesn’t want peace because they turned this offer down

GoatTheNewb

It just breaks my heart. Gazans need the relief of a ceasefire *now* - things have never been so horrible. That Israel can continue to lob absurd demands at Hamas that (intentionally) sabotage talks is crazy-making.

kakegoe

If I'm being honest, this is "generous" compared to what i thought they would offer.  Still totally unreasonable but still.

mmmmmmmm28

Can’t wait to see all the comments online blaming Gazans and repeating for the millionth time that “if only CHAMAS would return the hostages this would all be over!!!11!” and ignoring all the unreasonable conditions that Israel was actually imposing for a ceasefire.

FailFodder

HippoRun23

If Hamas agreed to this, the ceasefire would've maybe lasted a week or so and then Israel would've just started bombing the strip again. Then they'd demand another 40% to stop again for another week.

matango613

Starting to think that short of a 1-state solution, Gaza and the west bank should both be administered exclusively by Israel's muslim-majority neighbors, until they can stand on their own.

TimpanogosSlim

Does Hamas have any negotiating power left at this point?  What can they possibly offer to the table.

They are defeated.  The only thing left to do is surrender and leave the area.  Let the new leadership of Gaza begin.

Co-flyer

It doesnt matter, hamas will break it within days of it going into effect

NegevThunderstorm

This may be ridiculous but many previously released Palestinian prisoners have gone of to murder many Israelis in further terror attacks.
What if they were released with GPS tracking that can't be removed?

Complex-Rent8412

I typically think of Hamas as a government, with government employees, and a military.

What I am describing is total surrender of the Hamas government and its military.  I would assume the leaders of a dictatorship need to leave an area after they are removed from office for their own personal safety.  You can’t suppress the people you are supposed to lead for over a decade, fall from power, and then walk around the population and say “that whole no elections and brutal oppression thing I did, my bad”.  They will be killed, or at a minimum prosecuted by the new government for their human rights violations against the people.  They will flee to avoid this outcome.

The army will need to retire, and fully abandon any armed force activity.  No firearms, no military, no fighting.  So those fighters still loyal to Hamas will need to get over it, leave, or be imprisoned by the new government if they are bent on fighting.  Or, preferably, live peacefully amongst the civilian population if that is a choice they are willing to make and live by.

Fuck Hamas. They need to go for there to ever be peace..

It's gonna work this time guys, I just know it.

AdeptFelix

They're not gonna be allowed to hold ceremonies as part of the deal cos last time they turned it into a victory parade and celebrated the death of a child they had murdered 

Normal-Ear-5757

lol this ceasefire will go as well as negotiating one with Putin

Died_Of_Dysentery1

No negotiations with terrorists.  Hamas must cease to exist so it can no longer promote kidnapping, rape, murder and terror.

abc123DohRayMe

I see no reason for Israel to stop until Hamas has unconditionally surrender and returned all hostages. 

Hamas doesn’t give a shit about the civilian population.

Ilikevegetablesalot

Just give the hostages back, and all the suffering will be over.


Just give the hostages back, and there will be an end to the horror.


That Lord Humongous, such a great speaker.

ProximatePenguin

I'd have more belief in Baron Harkonnen to actually keep the word and end the war through negotiations, only way how I see this conflict ending with chance for peace is Hamas unanimously surrendering, letting ALL hostages go and fucking the hell off out of existence instead of signing another ceasefire only to regroup themselves and cause another massacre to blame Israel for sometime later

danoB003

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