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  • Former IDF Spokesman Claims Hamas Violating Gaza Peace Deal Despite Hostage Release

    Former IDF Spokesman Claims Hamas Violating Gaza Peace Deal Despite Hostage Release

    Oct 15, 2025 09:56 am CST

    Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus, former IDF spokesperson, argues that Hamas is already violating the Gaza peace agreement by failing to return 28 bodies of deceased Israeli hostages. While celebrating the return of 20 living captives as a strategic game-changer, he outlines the four-stage peace process and expresses skepticism about Hamas's willingness to comply with disarmament requirements essential for establishing international administration in Gaza.