Cairo Talks: Negotiating While Gaza's Dead Return Piece by Piece
The New Arab reports Israel received remains of a captive from Gaza via the Red Cross, framing it as a development in ongoing Cairo ceasefire talks. What they skip is how these 'talks' consistently fail to halt the violence, leading to more deaths—whether captive or civilian. This isn't an isolated incident; it's a pattern, echoing the 2014 Gaza war where similar 'negotiations' continued as
Israeli forces flattened entire neighborhoods. One might wonder how many 'ceasefire talks' are required before the actual ceasefire begins, especially when the current pace results in body bags. (Perhaps the Red Cross could also facilitate the return of the thousands of Palestinian bodies still trapped under rubble or held by Israel, too.) This selective focus on one set of remains, while ignoring
the tens of thousands of Palestinians killed, allows the spectacle of diplomacy to overshadow the grim reality of mass casualty.