‘Israel cannot accept’ end to Gaza war: Netanyahu
- May 5, 2024
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this Sunday that His country ‘cannot come to terms’ with the end of the war in Gaza as a condition for a
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this Sunday that His country ‘cannot come to terms’ with the end of the war in Gaza as a condition for a
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this Sunday that His country ‘cannot come to terms’ with the end of the war in Gaza as a condition for a ceasefire that would allow the release of Israeli hostages in the Palestinian enclave.
“We are not ready to put up with a situation in which Hamas battalions leave their hideouts, “They are once again taking control of the Gaza Strip, rebuilding their military infrastructure and once again threatening Israeli citizens in surrounding communities,” the Israeli president said in a message.
His words appear in full negotiation dynamics in Cairo reach a truce agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, where more than 34,600 people have already died, most of them women and children.
Netanyahu cited information that suggests the Palestinian group has made this an inevitable condition of a possible agreement. the final end of hostilities.
Photo: Reuters Archive
“Hamas still adheres to extreme positions, in particular demands to withdraw all our forces from the sector. end the war and leave Hamas intact.” – he assured in the video.
The Israeli Prime Minister made it clear that will not accept the demands of the Palestinian groupand that he would continue to fight until he had achieved all his goals in the war.
He also claimed that Israel was extremely flexible in its proposals.and sent a message to relatives of the hostages, who have been demonstrating for weeks asking for a truce that would allow the release of Israelis held in the Gaza Strip.
“Hamas is the one who is preventing the release of the kidnapped people. “We are doing everything possible to free the abducted” – he assured.
Photo: Reuters Archive
Palestinian sources indicated EFE on Saturday, the leader of an Islamist group in Gaza Yahya Sinwar ‘wants America to make a written commitment’ for an unconditional cessation of hostilities,” and also asks Israel not to interfere with the return of Palestinians released in exchange for Israeli hostages to the occupied West Bank.
Given this disagreement, a Hamas source indicated that the movement would not respond to the proposed truce agreement as some “clarification” was expected, although he acknowledged that the initiative “better than what was proposed in previous rounds” of negotiations.
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Sources close to Cairo negotiations consulted EFE This weekend they indicated that the proposed agreement includes the first phase of the 40-day truce as a result of which 33 hostages will be released out of a total of approximately 128 Israeli hostages held by Hamas, and the Israeli army will withdraw its troops from its areas of presence in the Gaza Strip.
The second stage will continue another period of 42 days during which all remaining hostages will be released and the process of “permanent calm in Gaza” will be extended, and the third and final stage will involve the exchange of bodies and will also last 42 days.
(EFE)
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