Mossad chief David Barnea proposed that Hamas leaders be exiled from the Gaza Strip as part of a broader ceasefire agreement. Citing officials familiar with the discussions, CNN revealed that Barnea raised the idea during a meeting in Warsaw last month with CIA Director Bill Burns and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, and that the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised the possibility again while in Doha earlier this month. One of the officials said Qatar’s prime minister told Blinken the idea would “never work” because Hamas does not believe Israel will stop military operations in Gaza after the terror group’s leaders leave the enclave. Despite the nearly four-month war, Israel has failed to capture or kill any of Hamas’ top leaders in Gaza and has left about 70 percent of Hamas’ fighting forces intact, according to Israeli estimates. And the internal pressure to reach a quick agreement to release the hostages is growing more and more.
Source: IL Tempo
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