Israel, Hamas negotiating second temporary cease-fire for hostage release

[KARAH RUCKER]

ISRAEL IS NOW OPEN TO A SECOND TEMPORARY CEASEFIRE –

OFFERING A PAUSE IN THE WAR FOR ONE WEEK AND ADDITIONAL HUMANITARIAN AID IN EXCHANGE FOR HOSTAGES TAKEN BY HAMAS.

ISRAEL WANTS THE RELEASE OF MORE THAN THREE DOZEN HOSTAGES –

THERE’S SAID TO STILL BE MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE HELD CAPTIVE BY THE TERRORISTS.

IT’S THE FIRST TIME ISRAEL HAS PUT AN OFFER ON THE TABLE SINCE THE FIRST PAUSE LAST MONTH.

BUT WILL HAMAS BE OPEN TO A DEAL AFTER PUBLICLY SAYING NO MORE HOSTAGES WOULD BE RELEASED UNLESS ISRAEL PERMANENTLY ENDED THE WAR?

BOTH EGYPT AND QATAR ARE PLAYING KEY ROLES IN NEGOTIATING BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS.

THERE ARE REPORTS HAMAS’ CHIEF HAS NOW TRAVELED TO CAIRO –

WHICH COULD SIGNAL A SIGNIFICANT STAGE IN THE SECOND ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS.

WHILE HAMAS WANTS ISRAEL TO CALL BACK ITS TROOPS FOR GOOD –

ISRAEL SAYS THAT WILL ONLY HAPPEN WHEN HAMAS IS DESTROYED FOR GOOD –

AFTER HAMAS ATTACKED ISRAEL ON OCTOBER 7TH.

IN RECENT DAYS –

HAMAS RELEASED MORE FOOTAGE OF FRAIL ISRAELIS PLEADING TO BE BROUGHT HOME.

ACCORDING TO MEDIA REPORTS IN ISRAEL –

CURRENT TALKS HAVE ISRAEL ASKING FOR THE REMAINING WOMEN HOSTAGES BE RELEASED ALONG WITH MEN WHO ARE ELDERLY AND IN NEED OF URGENT MEDICAL ATTENTION.

FOR THE HOSTAGES WHO HAVE BEEN RELEASED.

DOCTORS WHO HAVE TREATED PATIENTS POINT TO HOSTAGES BEING BRANDED, MUCH LIKE HOW JEWS WERE DURING THE HOLOCAUST.

DOCTORS ALSO SAY THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SEXUAL ABUSE.

EVIDENCE OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TORTURE.

A PROMINENT JEW HERE IN AMERICA –

COMEDIAN JERRY SEINFELD – MEETING WITH SOME OF THOSE HOSTAGES THIS WEEK  WHO WERE RELEASED DURING THE **FIRST TEMPORARY CEASEFIRE.

SEINFELD PROMISING FAMILIES HE WOULD RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE TORTURE HOSTAGES ARE BEING PUT THROUGH AT THE HANDS OF HAMAS.

SEINFELD WORE A DOG-TAG AROUND HIS NECK READING “BRING THEM HOME.”

REPORTS OF ISRAEL AND HAMAS BACK AT THE NEGOTIATING TABLE –

COULD SIGNAL PROGRESS IN BRINGING MORE OF THEM HOME.