Israel assures it will suspend the invasion of Rafah if it reaches an agreement with Hamas over the hostages

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has assured that plans to launch a massive attack on the city of Rafah in Gaza, the last refuge for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians driven from other parts of the enclave by Israeli bombardments, will moment will be automatically suspended. it reaches an agreement with the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas to release the hostages it is holding. “The release of the hostages represents a key problem for us, so yes: if there is an agreement, we will suspend the operation,” he assured in an interview last Saturday on Channel 12 of Israeli television. Katz confirms which official Israeli sources made progress last Saturday. to the country’s media: that the new offer made in recent hours to Hamas is the last chance that the Palestinian organization has to accept a ceasefire, otherwise the Israeli army will launch its major offensive against the city ​​launch.

Hamas receives Israel’s new ceasefire proposal and assures it will study it. In statements to the Yedioth Aharonot newspaper, an Israeli official described the latest talks with Hamas, mediated by Egypt and Qatar, as “very good and marked by their progress in all respects.” areas.” parameters” before warning of the severity of the situation.

“Hamas is being told through Egypt that there are very serious intentions to attack Rafah,” this source warned, while other Israeli officials told national television Channel 12 that this proposal was directly: “last chancethat Hamas will have before the operation.