Rubio Says Gaza War Is Still Live. The Hostage File Will Prove It.

Marco Rubio is putting a flare in the sky. The shooting has not stopped, and neither has the dealmaking. In back-to-back hits on NBC’s Meet the Press and Fox News, he argued the war in Gaza remains active, the talks are fragile, and the next few days will show whether this is a path to de-escalation or another false summit.

His bottom line is simple. First priority is the hostages. Hamas has basically signaled acceptance of the United States plan in broad strokes, a framework that pairs steps on captives with reciprocal moves. That sounds clean on television. It is not. The mechanics are ugly. Who moves first? Who verifies. Who guarantees? Which lists are real? Rubio’s point lands. We will know quickly if Hama

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