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Hamas' leader Yahya Sinwar could have given an order to execute all the hostages who remain in Gaza
if he died, a top Israeli negotiator has claimed.
Sinwar died on Wednesday after the IDF encountered him by chance, sending a drone to kill the terror leader.
Gershon Baskin, the Israeli negotiator who oversaw Sinwar's 2011
release from an Israeli prison, along with 1,026 Palestinian prisoners,
in exchange for the return of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shilat, said
that his death was a 'moment of either opportunity or a moment of doom.'
'A moment of doom because there are rumours that Sinwar instructed people holding hostages that, should he be killed,
they should kill their hostages,' he told the Telegraph.
At the time of Sinwar's death, just over 100 hostages remained in Gaza, with 60
thought to still be alive.
Those who remain alive are at risk of never being returned to their families, according Haaretz, which
reported on Sunday that top US officials, including Secretary of
State Anthony Blinken, have assessed there is a slim chance of a deal being brokered,
given the tensions between Israel and Hamas.
Sinwar (pictured) died on Wednesday after the IDF encountered him by chance, sending a
drone to kill the terror leader
Protesters attend a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and demand a deal to release all
hostages held in Gaza, during the Israel-Hamas conflict, near
Netanyahu's private residence in Jerusalem June 20
People protest against the government, to demand a ceasefire deal and the immediate release of hostages
kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, in Tel Aviv,
Israel
A senior Israeli official told the newspaper on Sunday, several days after Sinwar's passing: 'There are currently no serious cease-fire talks, and Blinken is
fully aware of this.'
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They added: 'It's unclear how Sinwar's death will impact any potential negotiations, if
they even exist at this stage.'
While Baskin told the Telegraph that it wasn't possible to confirm whether
Sinwar had a kill order on the hostages, he said the rumours ought to be taken seriously, given how
little Hamas appears to care for them.
He cited the horrific killing of six hostages in tunnels under Rafah in late August.
Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said the six were 'cruelly murdered by Hamas just a short time before we got to them.'
The six dead hostages were identified as Eden Yerushalmi,
24, Carmel Gat, 39, Almog Sarusi, 26, Alex Lubnov, 26, Ori Danino, 25, and Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23.
Five of those who were recovered had been attending
the Nova music festival when Hamas terrorists began slaughtering festivalgoers, while taking others hostage.
Gat was at her family kibbutz when she was captured.
The time on the clock by the end of the footage is 1.32am, just
five hours before the first terrorists were spotted breaching into Israeli territory
This is the moment Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's wife is spotted seemingly holding a $32,
000 bag in the tunnel leading to his secret lair
Footage of his wife seems to show her entering the tunnel to the lair, carrying a Birkin bag, the day before the horrendous
tragedy. She is seen appearing to smile at the camera
People pass by a newly painted graffiti depicting Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar, days after he was killed
by Israeli forces in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel,
on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024
Goldberg-Polin lost his arm when a grenade exploded
during the carnage.
'We saw the six hostages killed when Israel was entering
the tunnel. That could be the case now. We just don't know,'
Baskin said.
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He said the return of the hostages depended entirely on whether Israel is able to make a deal with
Hamas.
'It's a moment of opportunity where Israel should be issuing a very
clear call that anyone who's holding a hostage that releases them will
be given free passage for themselves and their
family out of Gaza to another country, as well as a lot of money.
'In order to encourage them to do that, Israel should also
be reaching out to Egypt and Qatar and tell them to renew the negotiations
quickly, not on the deal that's been negotiated without success for
almost four months, but on a deal that would bring the hostages home quicker
and would obviously require Israel to end the war.'
He said a deal would likely mean the release of Palestinian prisoners,
a controversial point for many Israelis who believe that their release would
simply lead to another October 7-style attack
in the future.
A Yemeni man looks at an artwork depicting the Hamas' Political
Bureau Head Yahya Sinwar
Sinwar's lair, discovered by Israeli soldiers in the Tel al-Sultan area, was well-resourced, with food,
water and other supplies to help him survive for months underground
These are the disquieting images that show Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was callously hiding
out in relative comfort from his underground
lair as he ordered his terror group to carry out the bloodiest massacre Israel has ever endured
But Baskin said it was a mistake to think like this: 'October 7 wasn't because of Sinwar.
[It] was because we're occupying another people for 56 years without enabling them to ever believe
that they're going to be free, or locking two million people in Gaza under poverty and telling them that they'll never be able to
leave Gaza.'
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He said he hoped the deadly attack would ultimately force Israelis to 'confront the fallacy
of basing its policies, vis-à-vis the Palestinians, on military force'.
'For Palestinians, the lessons learned must, first and
foremost, be that there should no longer be an armed struggle as part
of their liberation strategy.
'Right or wrong, the armed struggle primarily brings death and
destruction.'
He added: 'Every person living between the river and
the sea must have the same right to the same rights.
'From that principle, we can move forward. Freedom, self-determination,
security, and dignity for all.'
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