Netanyahu wants to blow up the deal, Trump’s team is doing doublespeak diplomacy and Hamas says it doesn’t need to run Gaza but won’t disappear

Jeremy Scahill
Feb 24, 2025

“The first phase of the deal between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire and exchange of captives is set to expire on Saturday, March 1, after what is supposed to be the final exchange on Thursday of the bodies of four Israeli captives for the freedom of several hundred Palestinians held by Israel. But, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu engaged in an active campaign to sabotage the internationally brokered deal that officially went into effect on January 19, the future of the deal is anything but certain.”