Hamas Agrees to Hostage Release Under Trump Plan, Media Forgets Trump Plan
France 24 reports Hamas is amenable to releasing hostages, contingent on other negotiation points, under a 'Trump's Gaza plan.' The headline itself is a masterclass in media amnesia. This is the same 'Deal of the Century' unveiled in 2020 by the Trump administration and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, which was almost universally rejected by Palestinians and largely ignored or ridiculed by Western
media as a non-starter. Now, suddenly, it's the framework for potential hostage releases? Convenient, isn't it, how the 'deal' becomes palatable only when it offers Netanyahu a potential off-ramp, or rather, allows the media to continue sidestepping the actual, ongoing military operation in Gaza. (One might wonder if they're finally admitting that US policy under Trump, or Biden, is essentially a
continuation of the same pro-Israel playbook.) This sudden rediscovery of a supposed 'Trump plan' shifts focus from the current, devastating siege. It deflects from Israel's stated war aims, which have never hinged on a 'Trump plan,' but on 'eradicating Hamas'—a goal that has led to 35,000+ Palestinian deaths, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The irony is thicker than concrete in Gaza. The
media previously dismissed this plan, yet now attributes any potential progress to it. It’s almost as if the entire narrative is constructed to serve a continuous, self-justifying Western foreign policy, rather than report on the ground truth. The silence on what 'other points need negotiating' likely covers the actual demands for a permanent ceasefire and an end to the occupation, which remain