{"id":2340014,"date":"2024-09-11T22:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T02:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-israeli-official-suggests-safe-passage-for-hamas-leader-in-exchange-for-releasing-hostages-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T22:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T02:25:57","slug":"top-israeli-official-suggests-safe-passage-for-hamas-leader-in-exchange-for-releasing-hostages-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-israeli-official-suggests-safe-passage-for-hamas-leader-in-exchange-for-releasing-hostages-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Israeli official suggests safe passage for Hamas leader in exchange for releasing hostages &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">34<\/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%2Ftop-israeli-official-suggests-safe-passage-for-hamas-leader-in-exchange-for-releasing-hostages-washington-examiner%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=2340014&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>A senior Israeli official has indicated that\u2064 Israel might allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-human-traffickers-using-facebook-to-advertise-us-mexico-border-services\/\" title=\"Report: Human Traffickers Using Facebook To Advertise US-Mexico Border Services\">safe passage<\/a> for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar \u2063if all remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza are released. Gal Hirsch, \u200bIsrael\u2019s\u2062 coordinator for \u2063hostages and missing persons, stated that any agreement would require Gaza to be \u201cdemilitarized and deradicalized.\u201d Sinwar is accused\u200c of orchestrating the October 7 attacks and has been \u2064described by \u200cHirsch as &#8220;the new Hitler.&#8221; Hirsch confirmed to CNN that Israel has previously proposed offering safe passage to Sinwar, although the response from\u200c Hamas \u2063has not been disclosed. Meanwhile, talks \u200dfor a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel\u2062 have stalled, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisting that Hamas must\u2063 make concessions. U.S. President Joe\u200d Biden has critiqued Netanyahu for allegedly not\u2063 doing enough to secure a ceasefire, despite ongoing American support for Israel amidst\u2062 rising\u2062 tensions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Top Israeli official suggests safe passage for Hamas leader in exchange for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-says-hamas-is-trying-to-earn-favor-with-us-by-returning-american-hostages\/\" title=\"Haley claims Hamas seeks US favor by releasing American hostages.\">releasing hostages<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1758731\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israeli<\/a> official suggested the country could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-forgets-numerous-things-during-abc-news-interview-quote-effectively-ends-ability-to-blame-trump\/\" title=\"Biden Forgets Numerous Things During ABC News Interview; Quote Effectively Ends Ability To Blame Trump\">provide safe passage<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> leader Yahya Sinwar if the remaining Israeli hostages inside of Gaza are freed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s coordinator for hostages and the missing, Gal Hirsch, also said Gaza would need to be &ldquo;demilitarized and deradicalized&rdquo; for such a deal to go through. Sinwar is allegedly the mastermind behind the Oct. 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3016401\/icj-orders-israel-to-halt-rafah-offensive-in-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>attacks.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, greets his supporters upon his arrival to a meeting with people at a hall on the seaside of Gaza City, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo\/Adel Hana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I even believe that we will agree to build safe passage to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zawahiri-hints-at-return-of-al-qaeda-in-afghanistan\/\" title=\"Zawahiri Hints at Return of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan\">chief terrorist<\/a>, the new Hitler, Sinwar &mdash; safe passage to him and whoever he wants to join him out of Gaza,&rdquo; Hirsch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/10\/middleeast\/yahya-sinwar-safe-passage-israel-intl-latam\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> CNN. Hirsch later told <em>Bloomberg<\/em> that Israel had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-09-10\/israel-offers-hamas-leader-safe-exit-from-gaza-in-bid-to-end-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>already offered<\/a> Hamas &ldquo;safe passage&rdquo; for Sinwar recently, but he did not say what their response was.<\/p>\n<p>Ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel have stalled considerably. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated that he will not cede ground, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/02\/middleeast\/israel-general-strike-hostage-deal-intl-hnk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>saying<\/a> Hamas &ldquo;has to make the concessions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden has criticized Netanyahu as not doing enough to secure a ceasefire, though the United States continues to back Israel, and it appears Hamas&rsquo;s new demands recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/biden-to-convene-aides-on-hostage-talks-as-new-hamas-demands-sink-hopes-for-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>have sunk<\/a> the latest iteration of a deal.<\/p>\n<p>The body of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a U.S. citizen, was recently found in Gaza along with five other dead hostages, sparking outrage among the American and Israeli public. According to CNN, only 64 of the remaining 97 hostages are presumed alive. Of the 154 who escaped or were recovered, 37 died.<\/p>\n<p>A diplomat told the outlet that it is unlikely Sinwar will want to leave Gaza because he believes he&rsquo;s safer there than countries such as Iran or Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s also unlikely Netanyahu will want to free Sinwar, given he&rsquo;s the man believed to be responsible for hundreds of Israeli deaths in the Oct. 7 massacres that ignited Israel&rsquo;s current military campaign in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.il\/en\/pages\/event-bikat-hayarden110924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> visited<\/a> the Israel-Jordan border on Wednesday, musing that Israel is &ldquo;in a multifront war&rdquo; and &ldquo;must secure our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/niger-heads-to-polls-in-search-of-first-democratic-transition\/\" title=\"Niger heads to polls in search of first democratic transition\">eastern border<\/a> with Jordan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1758731\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1758731\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A senior Israeli official has proposed that Israel might grant safe passage to Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in exchange for the release of the remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Gal Hirsch, Israel&#8217;s coordinator for hostages and missing persons, emphasized that any such agreement would require Gaza to be &#8220;demilitarized and deradicalized.&#8221; Sinwar is believed to be behind the attacks on October 7. Hirsch stated during an interview with CNN, &#8220;I even believe that we will agree to build safe passage for the chief terrorist, the new Hitler, Sinwar \u2014 safe passage for him and anyone he wishes to leave Gaza with.&#8221; He later mentioned to Bloomberg that Israel had previously offered Hamas &#8220;safe passage&#8221; for Sinwar but did not disclose their response.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations between Hamas and Israel regarding a ceasefire have significantly stalled. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made it clear he will not make concessions, insisting that Hamas must do so instead. President Joe Biden has criticized Netanyahu for not doing enough to achieve a ceasefire; however, the U.S. continues its support of Israel amid rising tensions over new demands from Hamas which have complicated negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>The recent discovery of Hersh Goldberg-Polin&#8217;s body\u2014a U.S. citizen\u2014alongside five other deceased hostages has incited anger among both American and Israeli citizens. Reports indicate only 64 out of 97 remaining hostages are presumed alive; among those who escaped or were rescued, 37 have died. A diplomat noted it is improbable that Sinwar would want to leave Gaza as he likely feels safer there than in countries like Iran or Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, it seems unlikely Netanyahu would agree to release Sinwar given his alleged role in orchestrating hundreds of deaths during the October 7 attacks which triggered Israel\u2019s ongoing military operations in Gaza. On Wednesday, Netanyahu visited the border with Jordan and remarked on Israel being engaged in a &#8220;multifront war,&#8221; stressing the need to secure its eastern border with Jordan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2340015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP22120591512349-1024x592.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36846,40705,40704],"class_list":["post-2340014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hamas-leader","tag-hostage-release","tag-israeli-official"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP22120591512349-1024x592.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340014","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}