{"id":2084788,"date":"2023-10-30T21:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T01:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-hostage-negotiations-stall-due-to-groups-request-for-fuel-deliveries-to-gaza\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T21:16:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T01:16:57","slug":"hamas-hostage-negotiations-stall-due-to-groups-request-for-fuel-deliveries-to-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-hostage-negotiations-stall-due-to-groups-request-for-fuel-deliveries-to-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas hostage talks halted over Gaza fuel demand."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhamas-hostage-negotiations-stall-due-to-groups-request-for-fuel-deliveries-to-gaza%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2084788&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People attending\u2062 a demonstration to show solidarity with\u200d Israel\u2062 and\u200c against\u2064 anti-semitism hold up photographs\u200b of hostages taken\u200c by Hamas\u2063 on October 22, 2023.\u2063 (Photo by Sean Gallup\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Ongoing\u200c Negotiations for Hostage Release Stalled as Hamas\u200d Demands Fuel Delivery<\/h2>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>6:12 PM \u2013 Monday, \u2064October 30,\u200b 2023<\/p>\n<p>According\u2062 to \u2063a \u2063former U.S. official with knowledge of the negotiations, discussions to liberate some of the 239 hostages held by Hamas \u2064came to a standstill\u2062 on Friday \u2064after \u2063the \u200dorganization requested that Israel\u200c permit fuel delivery to Gaza\u2064 and\u200d Hamas refused\u200c to guarantee the release of a significant number of international detainees.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHamas \u200dhas\u2064 been \u2062insistent on receiving fuel,\u201d said \u2062the\u2063 former U.S. official, who asked for anonymity since they were \u2062not\u200c authorized\u2063 to talk \u2064publicly.\u2064 \u201cThe Israel and \u2062U.S. side, plus other countries, want a large batch of their \u200bcitizens \u2063released.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTalks were going very well on Thursday, and negotiators were hopeful a deal could be reached over the\u200c weekend,\u201d said the diplomat. \u201cBut differences emerged early \u2062Friday, which led to talks stalling.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Since \u2063the unexpected terrorist attack \u200bby Hamas on October 7<sup>th<\/sup> that resulted in the \u2063deaths of over 1,000 Israeli people, \u200bdiscussions have been \u200cunderway \u200bto release the 239 captives, including youngsters \u2063and senior \u200bcitizens. Other Gazan\u200c factions also took hostages following\u2063 Hamas\u2019 \u200dbreach of Israel\u2019s border wall.<\/p>\n<p>It is reported that almost half of the detainees are people \u200bholding passports\u2062 from up to 25 different \u2064nations, \u200bincluding about 54 Thais, 15 Argentineans, 12 \u200bAmericans, 12 Germans, 6 French, and 6 Russians.<\/p>\n<p>Out\u2063 of the hundreds, four hostages\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/report-2-american-hostages-released-by-hamas\/\">two Americans<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/two-israeli-hostages-released-by-hamas\/\">two \u2063elderly women<\/a>\u2014were released on \u2064two different days as a result of previous negotiations that were mediated by Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday,\u200d White House officials mentioned in a public statement that \u2062they appeared to be involved in the efforts to bring hostages back home.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe would support humanitarian pauses for stuff getting in, as well \u200cas for people\u2063 getting out,\u201d White \u200bHouse National Security Council spokesman \u2063John Kirby told the \u2063press.\u00a0\u201cThat includes pushing for\u200c fuel to get in and for the\u200c restoration of electrical power.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross,\u2064 which served as a middleman in the\u200b first two\u200b hostage releases,\u200b Jason Straziuso,\u200c stated\u200d that a\u200b significant amount of trust would be required before many prisoners could be let free.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWith a large group, the logistics just become that\u200b much more difficult.\u2063 There\u2019s a limit\u2062 to\u200d how many\u2064 people\u200b we\u2062 can\u2062 put\u2062 in a Red Cross \u2062Land Cruiser. There\u2019s a limit to how \u2063many vehicles we have in \u200dGaza. There\u2019s \u200ca limit to how much fuel we have right now\u2026 A large-scale release will take a\u2062 lot more\u200d planning, a lot more faith between the \u2062sides, a lot more trust that it can happen without incident,\u201d Straziuso said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, by\u200c Friday evening, trust \u200dhad evaporated, \u200cand Israeli officials accused Hamas of \u200cdragging out the\u200d negotiations to delay a ground invasion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI suggest do not pay\u200d attention to the\u2063 rumors\u2026 This\u200b is psychological \u2062terror by Hamas,\u201d said\u2064 Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, a spokesman \u200bfor the IDF.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in \u200dGaza, declared later\u200d in the day that Hamas was available to discuss \u2062an exchange agreement in a statement posted on its website.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe are ready\u2062 for an \u2063immediate exchange deal that \u200dincludes \u2064the release of all prisoners\u2063 in the prisons of the Zionist enemy,\u201d Sinwar said, \u201cin exchange for\u2063 the release of all prisoners with the resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On the other \u2063hand, Israeli Defense \u200dMinister Yoav Gallant told reporters that\u2062 the only approach to releasing detainees \u200cwas\u2064 to\u200c step up \u200cIsraeli assaults on the terrorist group.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe more\u200d we hit\u2062 out at [Hamas], we know\u200b that they will be \u2063willing to come\u200c to some \u200bkind \u2063of agreement\u2026 and we will be \u2064able to bring our dearly \u200dbeloved hostages home,\u201d Gallant maintained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! \u200cReceive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. \u200cSubscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Trump has\u2062 a\u200d busy week, as a Colorado case \u200ccould remove \u200dhim from the \u2063ballot via the 14th Amendment, while \u2063Judge Chutkan revives his gag order.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>On this day \u2064in 1967 Americans heard the\u2062 voice of \u200bTennessee icon Dolly \u2063Parton Propelling the \u2063country music\u200d singer from obscurity to global acclaim. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A Federal judge re-imposes a \u2062gag order on 45th President Donald Trump ending a temporary suspension. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>After a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-hostage-negotiations-stall-due-to-groups-request-for-fuel-deliveries-to-gaza\/\" title=\"Hamas hostage talks halted over Gaza fuel demand.\">mass shooting leaves 18 people\u200b dead<\/a> and another 13 people injured, the residents of Lewiston, Maine gather for a Halloween \u2064event.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Intel \u2063rose more than 9% \u2062on Friday and sparked a \u2062jump in chip stocks after the personal computer market\u2062 was rebounding from its quarters-long slump.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amazon.com rose 7% on \u2062Friday as it aims \u200dfor a larger share of\u200b the\u2062 booming artificial intelligence market \u2062in a race with Microsoft.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Malaysia\u2019s communications regulator will issue\u200b a warning to social media \u200dfirms TikTok \u200cand Meta\u00a0for allegedly blocking pro-Palestinian content on their platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Lawyers for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried\u200b kicked off their case at his fraud\u2063 trial on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What is the current status of the negotiations between Israel and Hamas for the release \u2062of the hostages?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ongoing-negotiations-for-hostage-release-stalled-as-hamas-demands-fuel-delivery\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the negotiations\u200c continue between Israel and \u2063Hamas to \u200csecure the release of the 239 hostages held \u2062by the militant group, progress has hit a roadblock. According to a former U.S. official with insider knowledge, discussions came to a standstill last Friday when Hamas demanded that Israel allow fuel delivery\u2063 to Gaza. In addition, Hamas refused to guarantee \u200dthe release of a significant number of international detainees.<\/p>\n<p>The former U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, stated, &#8220;Hamas has been insistent on \u200creceiving fuel. \u200cThe Israeli, U.S., and\u200b other countries&#8217; representatives are pushing for a large number of their citizens to be released.&#8221; The talks were initially going well on Thursday, with \u2063negotiators \u2062hopeful\u200b that a deal could be reached \u200dover the weekend. \u200bHowever, differences\u2062 emerged early on\u2064 Friday, leading to the stalemate.<\/p>\n<p>These\u2062 negotiations are taking place \u2062in the aftermath of a devastating terrorist attack by Hamas on\u200b October 7th, which resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 Israeli \u200dpeople. Since then, efforts have been underway to \u2062secure the release of the\u200b hostages, including young children and elderly individuals. Other factions in Gaza also \u200btook<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People at a pro-Israel demonstration display photos of hostages held by Hamas on October 22, 2023. Talks to free some captives are underway, as per a former US official. (Photo: Sean Gallup\/Getty Images) OAN\u2019s Brooke Mallory, 6:12 PM &#8211; Mon, Oct 30, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1866,"featured_media":2084789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2084788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2084788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1866"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2084788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2084788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2084789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2084788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2084788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2084788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}