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‘Sinwar Insists’: Hamas Leader Reportedly Wants Guarantee in Gaza Ceasefire Deal He Won’t Be Assassinated
Jack Elbaum
August 22, 2024

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar wants a guarantee he won’t be assassinated by Israel included in a hostage and ceasefire deal, even as he sacrifices Palestinian civilians in Gaza, according to reports. A senior Egyptian official told Ynet that Sinwar, the mastermind of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre across southern Israel, wants to be protected from the prospect of an Israeli assassination as a condition of agreeing to a deal that would return Israeli hostages who Hamas kidnapped on Oct. 7 and implement a ceasefire in Gaza. “Sinwar insists on guarantees for his safety and life,” the official said. In recent months, Israel has taken out numerous top Hamas and Hezbollah officials in Gaza and Lebanon. READ MORE

FDD U.S. Carrier Strike Group Arrives in the Middle East The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group entered the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on August 21 amidst the continued threat of a potential Iranian attack against Israel and the risk of a wider regional war. The Lincoln, equipped with F-35C and F/A-18 Block III fighters, is accompanied by Destroyer Squadron 21, consisting of three guided missile destroyers. 

FUTURE OF JEWISH Israel is fighting the hardest war in modern history — and winning. Despite all these hurdles in front of Israel, the Jewish state has been whooping those who started this war. The war in and of itself, on the battlefields, is not even close. Israel is rather easily having their way with Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah and, ultimately, the Islamic Republic of Iran. At the same time, it has become painstakingly obvious that there are three types of countries in the world: developed, developing, and Israel.

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