Top Netanyahu advisor: ‘A lot of details to be worked out’ in ceasefire deal
Ophir Falk, a foreign policy adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has spoken to the British Sunday Times about the latest ceasefire plan outlined by US President Joe Biden.
Falk said, “It’s not a good deal but we dearly want the hostages released, all of them.” He also emphasised that reaching a permanent ceasefire – called for in the deal’s second phase – should be conditional.
“There are a lot of details to be worked out and that includes there will not be a permanent ceasefire until all our objectives are met,” said Falk.
Your objectives (destruction of Hamas) can't be met, so no deal then...
Here come the twisting of words / 'the deal'. Nothing about a ceasefire.
Israeli president gives ‘full support’ to captive-prisoner exchange deal
In a post on X, Israeli President Isaac Herzog has extended thanks to US President Biden, who on Friday outlined a new Gaza ceasefire and captive-prisoner exchange proposal.
Herzog pledged he would fully back the government in striking a deal to release the captives, a task he said is Israel’s “inherent obligation”.
I want to thank President Biden for his speech and his ongoing efforts to bring about the release of all the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
In this context, I told Prime Minister that I will give him and the government my full support for a deal which will see the release of…
— יצחק הרצוג Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) June 2, 2024
Israeli peace activist urges end to Gaza war
Israeli activist Maoz Inon, who lost both his parents in Hamas’s October 7 attack, has said it is time to “break the cycle of revenge” and for Israel to find a “diplomatic solution” to end the war.
“While our government cares about Jewish supremacy, we care about security and safety,” he tells Al Jazeera. “The only way to reach security and safety is a diplomatic solution and to sign a peace accord between nations”.
