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Why a hostage deal is imminent

JL;DR SUMMARY The political landscape in Israel suggests an imminent deal with Hamas to release hostages, driven by failures from both Hamas and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasTrumpHezbollahIranNetanyahuUs Israel RelationsMiddle East ConflictHostage DealGeopolitical Strategy

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Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"A protester holds a sign during a demonstration calling for a hostages deal in Tel Aviv, Oct. 17, 2024."
Israel
"There is an unmistakable sense emerging in Israel that a deal to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas may be imminent."
Iraq
"is not an exaggeration to say swaths of it will be unlivable for many years. Most of its 2.2 million"
Lebanon
"had hoped that its sister Iranian proxy, the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon, would invade Israel on Oct. 7 as well."
Syria
"and rendering it so degraded that the Bashar el-Assad regime in Syria, which had banked on Hezbollah assistance, collapsed."
Qatar
"the remaining cabal has been kicked out of Qatar."
Iran
"Iran staged two attacks on Israel, including the largest ballistic missile attack in history in September."
Saudi Arabia
"Netanyahu rebuffed Bidens efforts to forge peace with Saudi Arabia as part of a regional anti-Iran alliance to end the war while restoring the Palestinian Authority to power in Gaza."

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