Hamas has indicated it is currently unable to identify and track down 40 Israeli hostages needed for the first phase of a ceasefire deal, according to an Israeli official and a source familiar with the discussions, raising fears that more hostages may be dead than are publicly known.
Demand was 40 hostages, but primarily non-combatant. Then fill the rest with the rest.
At least your honest about what kind of “negotiations” these are.
Israel made a demand that couldnt be followed, so they can say Hamas won’t agree to cease fire.
You are really stretching logic here in order to justify your hate towards Israel or approval towards Hamas. Hamas kidnaps 100s of people, Israel wants 40 back and you say they are making unreasonable demands that can’t be followed? What should they say… naah keep em for raping and playing? Consider it a token of good faith?