Antony Blinken: 'We want to end negotiations within two weeks and release hostages'

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-06 07:26:16 | Updated at 2025-01-07 18:36:09 1 day ago

Antony Blinken: 'We want to end negotiations within two weeks and release hostages'
Arutz Sheva ^ | 6/1/25

Posted on 01/05/2025 11:01:53 PM PST by Eleutheria5

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke about negotiations on a deal for the release of the hostages, at a press conference he held during his visit to South Korea,

He said, "We want to reach the finish line in the talks for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip within two weeks, and get the hostages out of there."

An Israeli source told Kan News on Monday morning that, “contrary to denials by the Prime Minister's Office, Hamas has submitted a list of hostages to be released, but has not disclosed if any of them are alive.

Netanyahu held a consultation through the night on the issue of the hostages, during which he raised the issue of the Mossad Head’s trip to Qatar.

A senior Hamas source told Reuters last night that the terrorist organization has approved a list of thirty-four hostages that had been handed over by Israel. The Prime Minister's Office denied the report, saying ,"Contrary to what was claimed, Hamas has yet to provide a list of hostages.." This is one of the points of contention between the sides, along with the cessation of the war and the withdrawal of forces from the Gaza Strip.

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TOPICS: Gaza; Hamas; Israel; War
KEYWORDS: blinky; carter2; fjb; gaza; hamas; hostages; israel; negotiations; twoweeks

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Blinky's holding hostages?! He's in Hamas?!/-}

1 posted on 01/05/2025 11:01:53 PM PST by Eleutheria5

To: Eleutheria5

Seems like Biden's afraid of being another Carter, having the hostages released on the first day of President Trump's term.

-PJ

2 posted on 01/05/2025 11:05:27 PM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))

To: Eleutheria5

Has he chosen a non-extraditable sihthole to flee to yet?

3 posted on 01/05/2025 11:10:19 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)

To: Eleutheria5

“Hamas has submitted a list of hostages to be released, but has not disclosed if any of them are alive.”

I have ZERO confidence in Hamas or Hezbollah ever telling the Truth about anything.

I have no confidence in Blinken’s judgment. ZERO

4 posted on 01/05/2025 11:11:59 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)

To: E. Pluribus Unum

Hopefully Gaza. He may have to be Shanghaied in order to overcome any hesitation.

5 posted on 01/05/2025 11:15:26 PM PST by TigersEye (15 more days of authenticmentalpatientgibberish and dizrpecting, you know, the thing. "Well anyway")

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