Netanyahu refuses demands of permanent ceasefire and also moves to shut down Al Jazeera network
would refuse any permanent end to hostilities and threatening a new onslaught “in the very near future” if the militant organisation did not accept recently proposed terms for a ceasefire.
The statements by Netanyahu and Gallant may dash recent hopes that Hamas and Israel are close to a deal to bring about an initial 40-day pause to hostilities and the release of dozens of hostages. The network has been critical of Israel’s military operation in Gaza, from where it has reported around the clock throughout the war. It is funded by the Qatari government, which until recently played a key role in ceasefire talks.
Cindy McCain, the head of the World Food Programme, said on Saturday there was “full-blown famine” in northern Gaza, and appealed for an end to fighting. Netanyahu has repeatedly vowed to invade Rafah regardless of whether a truce is reached and despite concerns from the United States, other countries and aid groups.
Negotiators have proposed a series of phased pauses in fighting, with further hostage releases and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from much or all of Gaza. Israel has resisted a Hamas demand for permission for civilians to return to the devastated north of the territory for fear this would allow the organisation to re-establish control there.
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