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Netanyahu says Hamas must change its position for talks to continue
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said that Hamas must change its negotiating position before talks can continue in Cairo.
Negotiations on a ceasefire as well as hostage and prisoner releases – using Qatar and Egypt as intermediaries – had been ongoing before Israel’s delegation returned from Cairo on Tuesday. “In Cairo, Israel was not given any new proposal by Hamas for the release of our hostages,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement. “Prime Minister Netanyahu insists that Israel will not surrender to the delusional demands of Hamas.” “A change in Hamas' positions will allow progress in the negotiations.”
A US official on Tuesday said the talks in Cairo were productive and serious, but did not arrive at a breakthrough that would result in a final deal. A second US official said the outstanding area of disagreement among the parties in the hostage talks is the ratio of Palestinian prisoners to hostages that would be released as part of the deal.
CNN previously reported that Hamas' counterproposal included a call to release “all prisoners in Israeli prisons, including women, children, the elderly (over 50 years old), and the sick, who were arrested up until the date of signing this agreement.”
CIA, Qatar and Mossad leave Cairo as hurdles remain on Israel-Hamas deal, diplomatic source says
Israel has told mediators they will continue to engage in talks that could lead to a hostage release and a fighting pause in Gaza but have so far rejected a counterproposal made by Hamas that demanded a large release of Palestinian prisoners, a diplomat familiar with the discussions said. CIA director Bill Burns, the Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani and Mossad Director David Barnea left Cairo following the talks on Tuesday.
Talks continue but no further meetings are currently planned until Hamas responds, the diplomat and another source familiar with the discussion said. Despite little apparent concrete progress in Cairo, mediators remain encouraged that talks have not stopped despite the impasse and a deal is not expected to be imminently reached, the second source added.
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Netanyahu rejects ceasefire proposal, insists on total victory over Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday total victory in Gaza was within reach, rejecting the latest offer from Hamas for a ceasefire to ensure the return of hostages still held in the besieged enclave.
Netanyahu renewed a pledge to destroy the Palestinian Islamist movement, saying there was no alternative for Israel but bringing about the collapse of Hamas. “The day after is the day after Hamas. All of Hamas,” he told a press conference, insisting that total victory against Hamas was the only solution to the Gaza war.
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The more-than-1.4 million Palestinians sheltering in Rafah have been waiting in fear for the start of the Israeli military’s offensive, as it steps up air raids on Gaza’s southernmost city. Leaders of the international community have come out in force to condemn the looming operation, saying that thousands will die if Israel goes ahead with it. Last week, the US said that it would not support an operation in Rafah without a plan to protect civilians.
