Hostages

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As the New Year approaches, I can't help wondering if the American and Israeli hostages held prisoner by Hamas will ever be released or rescued. Here's the latest on a possible deal ...

Hamas said willing to free only 22 of 34 living hostages demanded by Israel in deal

Palestinian terror group Hamas has partially rejected a list of hostages that Israel insists must be released in the first phase of any ceasefire deal, according to a Monday report.

Kan news, citing an unnamed Palestinian source, said Hamas is willing to release 22 of the 34 hostages on the list, but is refusing to agree to the release of the other 12. Instead, the report stated, the group offered to release 22 living hostagesand 12 bodies during the first phase of a potential deal.

Israel turned down the notion and made it clear that it would only accept living hostages during the initial stage of a deal, the report added ...

I've come to the conclusion that Hamas will never release all the hostages, but will keep them for years as leverage so that they can stay in power after the war. It makes me feel sick that they might get away with all the damage they have done.