Release the hostages. Lay down arms. Turn yourselves in.

[RandySF]

Those are the only three terms that Hamas and Israel should negotiate.

[JustAnotherGen]

1. They are blatantly

Putting the Gazan civilians in harms way.

[David__77]

2. I don't think Israel will agree to that.

[Raven123]

4. Hamas won't agree to any of the three issues identified. Stalemate

[leftieNanner]

3. Removing my post. nt

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[madaboutharry]

5. There are no settlements in Gaza.

You need to keep up.

The settlements are in the West Bank, where there is currently not a war.

[leftieNanner]

10. My bad. Thanks for the correction. Nt

[Happyone]

17. Incorrect

As of May 2024, Israel has dismantled all 21 settlements in the Gaza Strip, as part of its disengagement from the area in 2005. The United Nations, international human rights organizations, and many legal scholars believe the Gaza Strip is still under military occupation by Israel, while Israel and other scholars dispute this.

Wikipedia:

[thucythucy]

6. The Israeli settlers in Gaza were all removed in 2005,

some forceably by the Israeli military:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_disengagement_from_Gaza

If you have evidence of Israeli settlements in Gaza that remain, please feel free to post the evidence.

[leftieNanner]

11. My mistake.

Thanks for the correction.

[thucythucy]

13. No problem

and best wishes to you and yours.

[ripcord]

15. They removed the settlers and gave Gaza to the Palestinians

And they were thanked by decades of terror attacks.

[Chautauquas]

7. Sounds good to me

What do you think the odds are of that happening? Zero?

I'd be glad to see even the first two conditions met. Enough with all the bloodshed.

[Renew Deal]

8. Even those terms would not be accepted

Because they don’t meet the strategic goals.

[Demsrule86]

9. What you suggest will cause a big war in the area...we need to avoid this.

[getagrip_already]

12. Hamas agreed to 1.5 of those.....

They agreed to release the hostages and a cessation of fighting.

I doubt they will turn over weopons or surrender fighters.

But Netanyahu isn't agreeing even to these three terms.

He also wants gaza and Rapha emptied and resettled.

So there is a problem here, and his name is bibi.

[LeftInTX]

20. Only 33 were going to be returned. Hamas said dead would be included as part of the 33.

Israel is insisting that only live hostages be part of the deal.

[jimfields33]

14. I couldn't agree more.

[Torchlight]

16. If it doesn't cost Hamas leadership money, it's possible.

Hamas' three top leaders alone are worth a staggering total of $11 billion and enjoy a life of luxury in the sanctuary of the emirate of Qatar. I'd guess holding onto their "champagne wishes and caviar dreams" lifestyle is their primary, if not sole concern.

If peace results in a financial loss for them, I kinda think they'll just go on and on as is, and do the Energizer Bunny real proud.

[applegrove]

18. And stop hiding behind civilians. Stop building a martyr culture.

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Disband and allow other trusted entity to negotiate a 2 state solution with some other leader than Netanyahu and plan so your people can be free. If you come across some Israeli abandoned vegetable green houses in GAZA grow vegetables in them instead of destroying them, just to mix it up a bit.

[Silent3]

19. Other than having a feel-good moment for yourself proposing that, what's the point?

Since you know such terms would never be accepted, why even bring it up? As a way of justifying anything and everything Israel does if those impossible terms are not met?