Prime Minister Netanyahu insists on controlling the Philadelphia corridor bordering Egypt, while terrorist leader Sinwar demands the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for all the Jews kidnapped during the attacks of October 7, 2023
Roman Lejtman
Washington DC correspondent
The White House adjust text of his latest proposal for achieve a ceasefire between Israel y Hamas, which still maintain their differences about safety of the Philadelphia Runner y the number of Palestinian prisoners involved in terrorist acts that should be to exchange by All Jewish hostages kidnapped during the attacks of October 7, 2023.
The Biden administration explained that this ceasefire initiative will be presented under the concept “take it or leave it”, a political condition that It was not enough to mitigate The clauses that the prime minister still requires Benjamin Netanyahu and the terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar to agree to a six-week truce in the Gaza War.
The latest US proposal that is written in the Security Council and the State Department involves only three paragraphs from a document with 18 paragraphs that was adjusting in its wording since the beginning of June.
That is to say: Israel and Hamas have already agreed to close to 90 percent of the Biden Initiative, and only the agreement remains to be reached regarding many Palestinian terrorist prisoners must be released recover to Jewish hostages and how many Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel can remain in the Philadelphia corridor.
In Jerusalem they revealed to Infobae waths up 60 hostages alive y 35 kidnapped people who are believed to have already died at the hands of Hamas. For the Iranian-funded terrorist organization, captives – dead or alive – are a commodity that is manipulated according to circumstances.
In the last negotiation, which was carried out by representatives of USA, Qatar y Egypt, Hamas demanded the release of 800 Palestinian prisoners for the 95 hostages captured on October 7, 2023.
Israel raised objections: In the tentative list, the fundamentalist group included terrorists with life imprisonment already fedayeen with a lot of evidence counter which will have a final verdict.
"There is a list of hostages, and we all have it, and Hamas has had it, and all sides have had it. There are now fewer names on the list. And Hamas is threatening to execute more hostages. We are dealing with a terrorist group, and For every hostage there will be a certain number of Palestinian prisoners who will be released."a senior Biden administration official told Infobae.
Aside from the debate over the number of Palestinian prisoners who should be released in exchange for the hostages held in Gaza, Israel displays a uncompromising position on troop numbers that would have to remain in the Philadelphia corridor.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, maintains that the troops are immovable to prevent Hamas can smuggle weapons, food and medical supplies from Egypt.
Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas, rejection the presence of Israeli troops in the Philadelphia corridor and demanded a complete withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces.
“We will not abandon the Philadelphia Runner, Not even during the 42-day period included in the proposed swap deal. We do not want to leave Gaza and then return; rather, we want to stay. I am committed to returning the hostages, but abandoning Philadelphia will not achieve that goal.”, Netanyahu said at a press conference.
This statement by Netanyahu caused deep unease in the White House. Biden's advisers and Israel's official negotiators - the head of the Mossad and the director of the Shin Bet - They do not share the Prime Minister's views. And they consider that these statements They were out of time and could complicate a possible ceasefire.
In this context, the troops deployed in the Philadelphia corridor were transformed into a labyrinth. Netanyahu and Sinwar have opposing positions, while the White House, Israel's defense minister and its official negotiators believe it is possible to withdraw troops from the Philadelphia corridor without causing a security crisis.
But Netanyahu He is the Israeli Prime Minister and Sinwar He is the head of Hamas supported by Iran.
Then, If they do not give in to their positions, there will be no ceasefire. And Biden, just weeks away from the presidential election, is already exhibiting a waning power to put pressure on Israel and get Qatar to convince the terrorist group that This crisis started with his attack on October 7.
Antony blinken visited Haiti and held a press conference for local journalists. Secretary of State was elliptical When asked about the latest proposal that Biden will present to the two enemies of the Middle East.
“In the next few days we will share with Israel, and [Qatar and Egypt] will share with Hamas, our ideas on exactly how to resolve the remaining outstanding issues, and then it will be time for the parties decide yes or no“And then we’ll see,” Blinken said in Port-au-Prince.
The White House and Israel's Defense Minister are wrong; PM Netanyahu is absolutely right, Israel has to control the Philadelphia corridor. Otherwise Israel will suffer the same problems again.
Bibi's position is really that of a statesman looking to the future.
It cannot and will not give in. The only solution is to continue its struggle until it eliminates Israel's enemies, who are the enemies of the entire Western world.
Besides, just imagining releasing hundreds of Palestinian murderers is crazy... they will never stop killing us afterwards.