The death of Haniyeh, a significant figure in Hamas’s political and diplomatic structure, has raised serious questions about the future of ongoing ceasefire negotiations. American officials had recently indicated that these talks, mediated by Qatar, the United States, and Egypt, were close to yielding a temporary ceasefire and a potential hostage release deal.

However, the assassination has cast doubt on the feasibility of these efforts moving forward.

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  • aleph
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    1 month ago

    This assassination is an assurance that countless more Gazan citizens are going to die. It’s not an either/or situation.

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      1 month ago

      And it totally shows that Israel already have the capability to decimate Hamas if they wanted too. Too bad they’re just genocidal maniacs with Hamas being secondary targets.

      • Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip
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        1 month ago

        I don’t think that’s true. Sureley they want someone to put blame on but actually killing hamas as a whole or any other resistance group is difficult because new ones will keep popping up until the genocide is complete.