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Phase 1 of Ceasefire Over Without Phase 2 Agreed to | Gaza Reports-(CLOSED)

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Hamas threatens: "Any escalation will lead to the killing of abductees" | Attorney Guy Bossi: "The High Court of Justice and the Fetzarit are back dealing with the Noh'av with silk gloves - they can torture them in the tunnels and we can't do anything".
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Scoop: Israel objected to secret U.S.-Hamas talks in tense call;
Israel's concerns over the Trump administration's secret negotiations with Hamas erupted in a contentious call Tuesday between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-hand man and the U.S. official leading the talks, an Israeli official and a source with knowledge of the call tell Axios.
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Why it matters: When Trump aides sounded out Israeli officials in early February about the possibility of engaging directly with Hamas, the Israelis advised them not to do it — particularly not without preconditions. Israel found out through other channels that the U.S. was moving ahead anyway.
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Driving the news: Netanyahu has avoided publicly criticizing President Trump since Axios revealed the unprecedented U.S.-Hamas talks on Wednesday, saying only that Israel had made its opinion clear to the U.S.
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But Netanyahu's closest confidant, Ron Dermer, was much less restrained a day earlier in a call with U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler, the sources say.
The sources declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the discussions.
Behind the scenes: The call happened several hours after Boehler met in Doha with Khalil al-Hayya, one of Hamas' most senior political officials and the head of its negotiating team.
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Boehler's negotiations in the Qatari capital began the week prior, with a meeting with lower-level Hamas officials.
The talks were centered on bringing home American hostage Edan Alexander, 21, and the bodies of four deceased American hostages — part of Boehler's mandate as hostage envoy.
But the U.S. message was that such a deal would go a long way with Trump — who would then press for a broader deal that could involve a long-term truce, safe passage out of Gaza for Hamas leaders, the release of all remaining hostages, and the effective end of the war.

The alternative was a renewed Israeli military campaign to destroy the group.
Trump and his advisers hoped for a breakthrough prior to his address to Congress on Tuesday, but found Hamas' response insufficient.
Friction point: The talks also touched on specifics — like the number of Palestinian prisoners who would be released from Israeli jails in exchange for Alexander's safe return — that Israel hadn't agreed to.
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While Netanyahu was initially dismissive of the idea the U.S. would actually sit down with Hamas, he and his advisers grew more and more concerned after the idea became reality, according to a source familiar with his thinking.
Zoom in: In what both sources described as a "difficult" call, Dermer objected to Boehler making such proposals without Israel's consent.

Boehler assured Dermer he wasn't close to a deal with Hamas and that he understood Israel's parameters, a source with direct knowledge said.
One Israeli official claimed Dermer's intense call with Boehler led the White House to reevaluate its approach. Dermer declined to comment.
Flashback: The families of American hostages lobbied the Biden administration for months to talk directly with Hamas to get a separate deal to free their loved ones, three hostage family members tell Axios.

The Biden administration didn't think such talks would yield results and worried about legitimizing Hamas, which the U.S. considers a terror group, a former official tells Axios.
The official, who was directly involved in Biden's Gaza negotiations, told Axios the White House did have "track 1.5 talks," with a former U.S. official close to the administration speaking to Hamas officials about the possibility of a deal for the American hostages.
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Israel prepares for new offensive on Gaza

As cease-fire talks stall, Israel is ramping up pressure on Hamas with a gradual escalation strategy—blocking supplies, cutting power. Israel could turn a campaign of airstrikes and tactical raids on Hamas if other measures failed.

If hostages aren’t released, Israel may reinvade Gaza with full military force, aiming to dismantle Hamas.

Source: WSJ
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Ahead of the meeting of the political-security cabinet - tonight, at 8:30 PM, Prime Minister Netanyahu is expected to hold a telephone discussion on the subject of the abductees, the state of contacts and the possibility of returning to combat.
We were invited to the discussion: a number of senior ministers (as well as Shas chairman Aryeh Deri) and heads of the defense establishment.
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🚨Trump: "I just saw 10 hostages and they were treated really badly. I was shocked. I asked them, 'Was there any kindness shown? ... Did they ever say, 'Don't worry, you'll be ok ... or give you an extra slice of bread or something?' And all of these people said, 'Zero. It was hatred. It was pure hatred.'".
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