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Gaza ceasefire talks on verge of collapse, Palestinian officials say
Date: 7/12/2025 Original Source: BBC (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqjq9p87vdvo)
TONY SAYS:
So, this Gaza thing, right? It’s a goddamn mess. A real… shitshow. Like trying to get a decent cannoli from that bakery on Bleecker – you think you’re getting something good, but it’s all crumbs and disappointment. This whole negotiation thing in Qatar? Forget about it. It’s on the verge of collapsing, these Palestinian guys are saying – and believe me, these guys know a thing or two about collapsing things.
Netanyahu, that smooth-talking sonofabitch, went to Washington, bought himself some time, you know? Like he’s got some kind of magical get-out-of-jail-free card. Sent a bunch of guys over to Doha, but these weren’t the real players, capisce? Just a bunch of… yes men, if you can believe it. No real authority to make any decisions. Reminds me of that time Paulie Walnuts tried to negotiate a price on some stolen appliances – all talk, no action.
The sticking points? The usual bullshit. Getting those hostages back – half of the twenty living ones, and a little over half of the thirty that are… gone. They’re offering a sixty-day truce. Sixty days! What am I, a goddamn insurance salesman? That’s not a ceasefire; it's a vacation. And the humanitarian aid? Hamas wants the UN and all those international charities to handle it. Israel, of course, wants to do it their way. Gotta control the flow, you know what I mean?
Eight rounds of talks. Eight! They're sitting in separate buildings, passing messages back and forth like some kind of goddamn game of telephone. Mediators running around, this guy McGurk… I've dealt with worse, believe me. Remember that time I had to deal with that nutjob, Georgie from the Sanitation Department? This is way more complicated. These guys have got Sheikh Mohammed and some Egyptian intelligence folks trying to smooth things over. The whole thing’s a fucking circus.
But now, it looks like the whole shebang is about to fall apart. These Palestinian officials are saying it’s on the brink. They’re locked up on the aid distribution and the Israeli withdrawal – a typical standoff. Hamas wants everything done their way, Israel wants the upper hand, like always. It's the same old song and dance. This could get really ugly, really fast, and that's no joke.
Honestly? I wouldn’t put a nickel on this thing working out. It's a powder keg, waiting for the right spark. This whole situation… It’s a recipe for disaster. More like a goddamn bombolini – looks sweet, but inside it's all filled with trouble. You gotta be careful with things like this. One wrong move and... boom. You’re toast. And no amount of espresso is gonna fix that.
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