Tommy Vitor

Sheree Bibas, her four-year-old son, Ariel, and Kafir, their nine-month-old baby, were all taken on October 7th. They all died during captivity. Um, Hamas says they were killed by an Israeli airstrike. That has not been confirmed. Uh, but I think the fact that Hamas would kidnap two babies has become kind of, like, the defining example of their fucking evil and cruelty.

Um, Yarden Bibas, their father, was released from captivity earlier this month. Uh, he was one of the men who looked like a Holocaust survivor. Uh, and he gets to go home to a house with no one. So, um, this war is just hell on Earth.

Um, Yarden Bibas, their father, was released from captivity earlier this month. Uh, he was one of the men who looked like a Holocaust survivor. Uh, and he gets to go home to a house with no one. So, um, this war is just hell on Earth.

Um, Yarden Bibas, their father, was released from captivity earlier this month. Uh, he was one of the men who looked like a Holocaust survivor. Uh, and he gets to go home to a house with no one. So, um, this war is just hell on Earth.

In response to these hostage releases by Hamas, Israel said they are going to free all women prisoners and prisoners under the age of 18 who are arrested since the October 7th attacks. That has, I think, created a pretty unreasonable debate, Ben, about whether you're a prisoner or a hostage if you were just kind of picked up for not doing anything after October 7th in Gaza. Yeah.

In response to these hostage releases by Hamas, Israel said they are going to free all women prisoners and prisoners under the age of 18 who are arrested since the October 7th attacks. That has, I think, created a pretty unreasonable debate, Ben, about whether you're a prisoner or a hostage if you were just kind of picked up for not doing anything after October 7th in Gaza. Yeah.

In response to these hostage releases by Hamas, Israel said they are going to free all women prisoners and prisoners under the age of 18 who are arrested since the October 7th attacks. That has, I think, created a pretty unreasonable debate, Ben, about whether you're a prisoner or a hostage if you were just kind of picked up for not doing anything after October 7th in Gaza. Yeah.

conversation for another day. Bigger picture, the first phase of the ceasefire ends on March 2. I mean, they're about they've sort of sped up the release of the hostages. So the first phase will be complete pretty soon. The talks for the second phase have not officially begun. Reuters says Reuters reported that indirect negotiations for phase two are going to begin this week.

conversation for another day. Bigger picture, the first phase of the ceasefire ends on March 2. I mean, they're about they've sort of sped up the release of the hostages. So the first phase will be complete pretty soon. The talks for the second phase have not officially begun. Reuters says Reuters reported that indirect negotiations for phase two are going to begin this week.

conversation for another day. Bigger picture, the first phase of the ceasefire ends on March 2. I mean, they're about they've sort of sped up the release of the hostages. So the first phase will be complete pretty soon. The talks for the second phase have not officially begun. Reuters says Reuters reported that indirect negotiations for phase two are going to begin this week.

Steve Witkoff, Trump's Middle East envoy, seemed confident. He told Fox News that phase two is absolutely going to begin. That's a quote. I saw earlier today there's reports that the Israelis and Hamas are both going to send teams to Qatar to negotiate. So those are all good signs of progress.

Steve Witkoff, Trump's Middle East envoy, seemed confident. He told Fox News that phase two is absolutely going to begin. That's a quote. I saw earlier today there's reports that the Israelis and Hamas are both going to send teams to Qatar to negotiate. So those are all good signs of progress.

Steve Witkoff, Trump's Middle East envoy, seemed confident. He told Fox News that phase two is absolutely going to begin. That's a quote. I saw earlier today there's reports that the Israelis and Hamas are both going to send teams to Qatar to negotiate. So those are all good signs of progress.

And I hope Steve Witkoff is right and he's not too focused on whatever he's doing in Saudi with the Russians right now. But Ben, I mean, the thing I keep thinking about is like whatever political incentive Hamas had to actually get to phase three of this deal, the reconstruction phase, kind of went out the window when Trump decided that we're going to ethnically cleanse and occupy the thing.

And I hope Steve Witkoff is right and he's not too focused on whatever he's doing in Saudi with the Russians right now. But Ben, I mean, the thing I keep thinking about is like whatever political incentive Hamas had to actually get to phase three of this deal, the reconstruction phase, kind of went out the window when Trump decided that we're going to ethnically cleanse and occupy the thing.

And I hope Steve Witkoff is right and he's not too focused on whatever he's doing in Saudi with the Russians right now. But Ben, I mean, the thing I keep thinking about is like whatever political incentive Hamas had to actually get to phase three of this deal, the reconstruction phase, kind of went out the window when Trump decided that we're going to ethnically cleanse and occupy the thing.

I mean, like trying to understand how this works now.

I mean, like trying to understand how this works now.

I mean, like trying to understand how this works now.

No, you want Trump to shut up. I'd also love to see certain former Biden officials shut up. shut up and stop writing op-eds?