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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/01/14/a-deal-with-hamas-means-israelis-need-to-know-the-truth/
A Deal with Hamas
(Israel Hayom) Nadav Shragai - While some may support the deal to bring the hostages home and others oppose it, there exists a third path: acknowledging that this is a poor deal, albeit potentially unavoidable. Since 1985, Israel has released thousands of terrorists through various deals, gestures, and diplomatic frameworks. About half of them returned to terrorism and murdered Jews. Hundreds were killed or wounded by these released terrorists. The 1,150 Palestinian terrorists released in the Jibril deal of 1985 became the backbone of the first intifada, resulting in the murder of 165 Israelis. Half of the terrorists released following the Oslo Accords joined Palestinian terror groups, with many participating in the second intifada that claimed 1,178 Israeli lives. The terrorists released to the West Bank, Gaza, and abroad will inject new life into Hamas. They will likely rehabilitate it and form its new leadership. Senior IDF and Israel Security Agency officials admitted in the Diplomatic-Security Cabinet that the influx of released terrorists into the West Bank and Gaza areas will be catastrophic.