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Originally Posted by Luciom
What are they waiting for, why aren't troops in rafah already?
I would guess it is because the US is trying to orchestrate a cease fire, and has told Israel to give it time. They just drafted something to the UN.
Basically Israel would stop the war effort without entering Rafah and allow unlimited aid in exchange for the hostages.
I am pessimistic Hamas is going to do this. For one, I am not sure they even have that much control over their own militants to organize such an operation. Also, I am guessing a lot of the hostages are dead and/or tortured/raped; and Hamas wishes to obfuscate this as long as possible.
People are saying that because the draft uses the term "ceasefire" for the first time, this indicates the US is starting to turn on Israel. At the same time, by demanding the return of hostages for a ceasefire, this pretty much ensures it is not happening, as Hamas has shown zero interest in returning remaining hostages, IMO for the reasons specified above.
I mean, I could be wrong and Hamas agrees to release the hostages in exchange for ceasefire and unlimited aid to the Palestinian people; and they are returned mostly alive, healthy and treated relatively well (given the circumstances). But I am extremely pessimistic this is how things will play out.
Last edited by Dunyain; 02-19-2024 at 08:32 PM.