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Israeli protests continue outside Netanyahu’s home
Thousands of Israelis protested outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem on Tuesday
Mass demonstrations set to continue in Israel against Netanyahu
A third consecutive night of demonstrations across Israel with the main rally being held in Tel Aviv after the army had retrieved the bodies of six Israeli captives from a tunnel in southern Gaza over the weekend.
This has caused a lot of outrage among family members of captives, especially after Israeli military intelligence found that the captives were alive just a few days before and – according to leaks from Israeli officials, and also from Hamas officials who spoke publicly – who said that a lot of those captives were actually on a list to be released in the first phase of a ceasefire deal that never happened.
So these family members are especially angry. The groups that represent them say they are going to continue demonstrating.
But these demonstrations are on a much larger scale. Sunday saw some of the largest rallies in Israel’s history with half a million people across the country and police using mechanisms for the first time to disperse the crowd – like stun grenades and excessive force.
Multiple arrests were made as demonstrators were trying to block roads.
White House’s Kirby says won’t debate Netanyahu on Philadelphi Corridor
We reported earlier that White House National Security spokesman John Kirby told reporters the US is working on a proposal to ensure the release of the remaining captives being held in Gaza and relief for Palestinians.
Questioned on the Israeli prime minister’s repeated claims that he plans to leave Israeli troops in the Philadelphi Corridor on the Egypt-Gaza border, Kirby said:
“I’m not going to get into a debate with the prime minister of what he said over the weekend about the Philadelphi Corridor.”
Kirby then claimed that Israel had agreed to a deal that “included the removal of Israeli [army] forces from all densely populated areas, and that includes those areas along that corridor.”
“We’re going to continue to work on this as hard as we can,” he added.
So that means the US' bridging proposal includes leaving the IDF along the Philadelphi and Netzarim corridor in the parts that are away from densely populated areas. Oh but wait, Israel blew up a 1km buffer zone all along the Netzarim corridor both sides. No doubt wanting to do the same to Southern Rafah.
So an altered deal with a way out for Netanyahu, yet non starter for Hamas. They only agreed to the original deal with a full withdrawal from Gaza.
Israel’s Gantz says Netanyahu ‘main obstacle’ to Gaza ceasefire deal
While the sentiment is shifting among the Israeli public, the political opposition is also using stronger and harsher language against Netanyahu, who doubled down on Monday saying that Israel must have a presence in the Philadelphi Corridor in southern Gaza if there is a ceasefire.
But Benny Gantz, a former member of Netanyahu’s war cabinet, has said that it is not necessarily true or necessary.
[He said that] Netanyahu still remains the main obstacle as to why there still hasn’t been a ceasefire deal and that this [the Philadelphi Corridor] is something that can be overcome as a sticking point to achieve a deal.
The US is just as big an obstacle, making sure Netanyahu can keep stalling while the US keeps the negotiations going nowhere.
