{"id":284299,"date":"2025-10-07T16:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/284299\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T16:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:05:12","slug":"israel-optimistic-on-gaza-peace-talks-despite-hamas-manipulation-concerns-officials-tell-euronews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/284299\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel optimistic on Gaza peace talks despite Hamas &#8216;manipulation&#8217; concerns, officials tell Euronews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n         Published on<br \/>\n            07\/10\/2025 &#8211; 16:39 GMT+2\n            <\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n          ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>Israel remains \u201dcautiously optimistic about the talks in Egypt,\u201d despite concerns that Hamas &#8220;might attempt to manipulate the process,&#8221; government officials told Euronews on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>The indirect talks aimed at reaching a final agreement on a US peace plan to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza enter their second day on the two-year anniversary of its beginning.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has agreed to the proposals and insists that it \u201cis committed to (US) President (Donald) Trump\u2019s plan and bringing every hostage home immediately,\u201d Israeli government sources told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur position is clear: the immediate release of all 48 hostages, as agreed in President Trump\u2019s plan, is non-negotiable,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas has agreed to release all the remaining Israeli hostages but says it wants further talks on several key points outlined in the US peace plan.<\/p>\n<p>The group has not agreed on other parts of the deal, specifically regarding the disarmament of Hamas and the future governance of Gaza as outlined in the US peace plan.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s government officials told Euronews this might be Hamas\u2019 way of &#8220;manipulating&#8221; the process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHamas might attempt to manipulate the process, acting obstinately to delay and extract further concessions\u201d, they said, as Trump initially set a deadline for Hamas to agree to a proposed peace deal by last Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>However, Israel will not be pressured to proceed regardless, the sources stated.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about his peace initiative, Trump said on Monday that &#8220;We have a really good chance of making a deal, and it&#8217;ll be a lasting deal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with Euronews on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said if Hamas accepts the plan, it \u201ccould be the beginning of the end of the war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, if it did not, then \u201cIsrael will receive, as President Trump said, the full support of the United States to forcefully act against it to bring about an end to the war.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s hope we can finish it the easy way and not the hard way,\u201d Netanyahu said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on 07\/10\/2025 &#8211; 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