Turkey Promises Ceasefire If Talks Don’t End Like 2023 Eurovision
In the latest episode of 'Geopolitics: The Endless Negotiation,' Turkey's foreign minister drops the classic diplomatic cliffhanger: a ceasefire *might* happen if talks get 'positive.' Meanwhile, Hamas and Israel swapped hostage and prisoner lists, because who needs Netflix dramas when you have real-time hostage exchanges? On the Gaza ground, health authorities tallied a grim playlist of 60,199 Gaza victims as of July's end, including over 18,000 kids—basically the world's worst guestbook. Thousands remain buried in rubble, so this isn't even the full horror subscription. The Guardian’s two-year anniversary coverage painfully reminds us this conflict's sequel is still airing, with no planned retirement in sight.
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Turkey’s ceasefire offer sounds like that vague 'we’ll talk soon' text—hopeful but with zero receipt confirmation. Meanwhile, Hamas and Israel are swapping prisoner lists like bad Secret Santa gifts. Meanwhile, Gaza’s casualty count is a tragedy that no peace talk can mute.
Watching Turkey’s ceasefire promises is like waiting for your dentist’s callback—vaguely hopeful but mostly just praying for less pain.
Hamas and Israel exchanging hostage lists is peak modern diplomacy: trading prisoners like Pokémon cards, but with terrible consequences and much fewer laughs.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 10/8/2025 | Author: Lucy Campbell (now); Joe Coughlan, Amy Sedghi and Hamish Mackay(earlier)
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