Netanyahu said, ‘Israel cannot accept the end of Gaza war’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this Sunday that his country “cannot accept” the end of the war in Gaza as a condition of a ceasefire that would allow the release of Israeli hostages in the Palestinian territory.
The president said in a message, “We are not ready to accept a situation in which Hamas battalions leave their safe havens, retake control of Gaza, rebuild their military infrastructure and once again expand into nearby communities. Threaten Israeli citizens.”
His words come amid ongoing talks in Cairo to reach a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, where more than 34,600 people have already died, most of them women and children.
Netanyahu cited information that the Palestinian group had agreed to a definitive end to hostilities as an indispensable condition of a possible settlement.
“Hamas continues to hold on to its extreme positions, specifically demanding the withdrawal of all our forces from the Strip, ending the war, and keeping Hamas intact,” he said in a video.
The Israeli Prime Minister made it clear that he would not accept the demands of the Palestinian group, and would continue fighting until he achieved all his objectives in the war.
He also defended that Israel has been extremely flexible in its offers, and sent a message to the families of the hostages, who have been demonstrating for weeks to request a ceasefire agreement that would allow the release of Israelis held in Gaza. .
“Hamas is the one that is blocking the release of the kidnapped people. “We make every possible effort to rescue the kidnapped people,” he said.
Palestinian sources told EFE on Saturday that Yahya Sinwar, the leader of the Islamist group in Gaza, “wants a written US commitment to end the fighting unconditionally” and also requests that Israel return released Palestinians to the occupied West Bank. Don’t let that stop you from returning to the bank. Israeli hostage exchange.
Given this disagreement, the Hamas source indicated that the movement would not respond to the proposed agreement for a ceasefire as it pending some “clarifications”, although he acknowledged that the initiative “is better than the one proposed in the previous round”. ” Of conversation.
Sources close to the talks in Cairo consulted by EFE indicated this weekend that the proposed agreement includes the first phase of a 40-day ceasefire in which 33 of the approximately 128 Israeli hostages held by Hamas would be released , while Israeli forces will be released. Withdraw from the areas where it is present in the Gaza Strip.
The second phase will continue for a period of another 42 days, during which all remaining hostages will be released and the process of “lasting peace in Gaza” will be enhanced, while the third and final phase will include the exchange of bodies and also Will last for 42 days. ,