The US criminal complaint describes the 7 October as the “most violent, large-scale terrorist attack” in Hamas’ history
It details how Hamas operatives who arrived in southern Israel with “trucks, motorcycles, bulldozers, speedboats and paragliders” engaged in a brutal campaign of violence that included rape, genital mutilation and machine-gun shootings at close range
Attorney General Merrick Garland said US authorities were also investigating the killing of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23 year old Israeli-American taken hostage by Hamas on 7 October His death was announced over the weekend along with five other hostages
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“We are investigating Hersh’s murder and each and every one of Hamas’s brutal murders of Americans as an act of terrorism” Garland said
new ceasefire and hostage deal proposal
The charges come as the White House says it is developing a new ceasefire and hostage deal proposal with its Egyptian and Qatari counterparts to try to end the nearly 11 month war in Gaza
National security spokesperson John Kirby said the recent “executions” of the 6 hostages underscored “the sense of urgency” in the talks
In July, Hamas and Israel agreed in principle to implement a three-phase plan publicly proposed by Joe Biden in May
Hamas has since said the latest version of the proposal on the table diverges significantly from the initial plan because new Israeli demands have been added, including the lasting Israeli control over the Philadelphi corridor along the border of Egypt and a second corridor running across Gaza
Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses Israel-Hamas war cease-fire demands On Monday, Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out making any “concessions” in the stalled talks or “giving in to pressure” to end the war
The ignominy of having to negotiate with terrorists.... let alone --
Originally Posted by Trojan
It is the terrorists Hamas who murdered the hostages, in cold blood while in negotiations, for a Ceasefire and Hostage Release Deal.
It is the terrorists that appears to be having a decisive say. Hamas says, No deal means captives in ‘coffins’
