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I think the thing these coordinated leaks signify is twofold: 1. The party is going to make sure he goes. Period. 2. He’s not there yet, so they still feel like they have to ratchet up the pressure. If he had decided and this was just about setting and moment, they wouldn’t be leaking.
When you get two different news alerts within minutes, one saying Hamas conditionally accepted the hostage release/ceasefire deal and one saying it rejected it