Alastair Crooke: Netanyahu’s Trap (The ceasefire in Gaza is on the verge of falling apart)
The Ceasefire in Gaza is on the verge of falling apart.
Reuters reports:
Trump Threatens to Call for an End to Ceasefire if All Hostages Are Not Released by Saturday Noon
According to Reuters, former U.S. President Donald Trump stated that if all hostages held in Gaza are not returned by 12 p.m. on Saturday, he will call for the cancellation of the ceasefire and “let all hell break loose”.
Earlier today the Al Qassam Brigades spokesperson announced this morning postponement of the next handover of Israeli captives:
During the past three weeks, the resistance leadership has monitored the enemyโs violations and failure to abide by the terms of the agreement; from delaying the return of the displaced to the northern Gaza Strip, targeting them with shelling and gunfire in various areas of the Strip, and not allowing the entry of relief supplies in all their forms according to what was agreed upon, while the resistance has implemented all its obligations.
Accordingly, the handover of the zionist captives who were scheduled to be released next Saturday, corresponding to 15/2/2025, will be postponed until further notice, and until the occupation commits to and compensates for the entitlements of the past weeks retroactively, and we affirm our commitment to the terms of the agreement as long as the occupation commits to them.
The ceasefire violations are detailed here: https://qudsnen.co/ceasefire-in-peril-how-israel-violated-the-agreement-with-gaza/
Report from Israel:
The IDF is preparing for a resumption of hostilities after Hamas cancelled the upcoming hostage release. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with his security cabinet tonight, while the people demand an immediate response to this Hamas violation.
Alastair Crooke interviewed by Judge Napolitano reports:
Hamas says they won’t release any more hostages. They blame Bibi for violations of the agreement. Trump says Saturday by noon, all hell will break loose if the hostages, all of them, are not released. Simultaneously, the government in Lebanon has excluded participation by Hezbollah. They are obeying the orders… Read more »
Trump is just piling on the pressure because everybody in the region said NO to him. No, the Gazans will not move to Egypt or Jordan or where-ever else. Saudis – NO we will not normalize with Israel before there is evidence of a Palestinian State. Iran – NO, we… Read more »
Where are you getting that Hezbollah is marginalized?? They and allies were given 5 ministries, including the most VIP of Finance. The bluster of bombastic Agent Orange, and the decomposing Empire, have near zero value. With what can one threaten a people after the savage unprecedented barabarism of the last… Read more »
The initial report from RT quoted the PM he had excluded Hezbollah.
I found this very detailed report subsequently:
https://israel-alma.org/the-new-lebanese-government-details-and-implications/#:~:text=On%20February%209%2C%202025%2C%20a,to%20form%20the%20new%20government
It details who is who and what the facts are on the government formation.
Yeah RT screws up AGAIN. Or maybe it was intentional, to not humiliate losers into rash behavior. ALL official media deviate further from reality by the day, trying to lower the atmosphere around mighty monkeys with massive grenades. Magnier’s in Beirut atm and discussed in Al Jazeera (here) and articles… Read more »
Vot Tak operates his maniacal anti-zio work as vt. He’s prolific and turbo-energized in his work. He can arrange every word in the dictionary into a zio-compound. I find his persistence hilarious at times. A good guy.
AHH, I don’t want to go through that whole Al Jazeera – its like the New York Times. But he starts saying the Hezbollah has been left out of the government .. ?? But assuredly they have not. Is that just nonsense coming from that US woman who promised everyone… Read more »
It is bizarre and incomprehensible to those who closely follow events. This appears the Narrative now – like how Russians “were losing” all way through 2023 “counteroffensive”, then in “stalemate” through this last fall-winter 2024. Hezbollah, like Iran and all Resistance, lost. We say so. Lies upon lies, without shame.… Read more »
Thanks! Just could not face it and wanted to know if it is required viewing lol. Smoothie also sounds a little hysterical today. Taking a few hours downtime now.