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Why is Netanyahu poised to OK a ceasefire that's favorable to Hamas? One word: Trump

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HamasTrumpGazaNetanyahuCeasefirePhiladelphi CorridorHostagesMiddle East ConflictPolitical Strategy

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Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at district court in Tel Aviv for his hearing on corruption charges Dec. 10."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Such a deal would be received in Israel, as well as in Gaza, with jubilation."
Egypt
"Netanyahu appeared to get cold feet, and began suddenly insisting that Israel needed to hold on to the so-called Philadelphi Corridor, which is the Gaza-Egypt border, to prevent smuggling."
Lebanon
"Netanyahu will probably try to evade these recriminations by arguing that Israels military achievements of the autumn in particular its evisceration of Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the subsequent (and almost certainly related) collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria were game-changers."
Syria
"Netanyahu will probably try to evade these recriminations by arguing that Israels military achievements of the autumn in particular its evisceration of Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the subsequent (and almost certainly related) collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria were game-changers."

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