Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured this Monday that the complete destruction of Hamas continues to be the main goal of the offensive in Gaza and that the ceasefire proposal announced on Friday by President Joe Biden does not include any promises of a permanent cessation of hostilities first . goals achieved.
Under pressure from far-right allies who have threatened to overthrow the government if Israel accepts any agreement defining a premature end to the war, Netanyahu said this Monday that Biden “has not announced all the details” of the plan and stressed that an agreement on the release of the hostages could be carried out even without Israel’s commitment to finally ending the conflict. And he made it clear that the destruction of Hamas remains the main goal, along with the release of the hostages. “These goals were unanimously determined by the military cabinet,” the prime minister emphasized.
The proposal Biden announced on behalf of Israel on Friday calls for an initial six-week ceasefire accompanied by the release of some hostages. The final cessation of hostilities and the release of the remaining hostages will only be discussed later. Israel will retain the right to resume war at that point if it finds that negotiations are “futile and aimed only at gaining time.” “The war will be stopped to achieve the goal of releasing the hostages, and then we will continue the remaining negotiations,” a government spokesman confirmed.
DETAILSdead hostages
On Monday, Israel confirmed the deaths of four more hostages taken by Hamas in the October 7 attacks.
Hezbollah drones
Hezbollah says it launched a “squadron of drones” against Israeli forces’ headquarters in the north, sounding anti-aircraft alerts.
“At the right time”
Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the Oct. 7 attack came “at the right time” to stop “change” in the region.
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