While the Israeli government is currently awaiting a response from Hamas to its ceasefire offer, including the release of hostages, pressure is also increasing on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu within his own cabinet. Because representatives of the right-wing religious parties want the fight against the Islamist Palestinian organization to continue. On Tuesday, Netanyahu assured: the Rafah offensive will be carried out – with or without hostage taking.
“The question of whether we will end the war before achieving all our goals does not arise,” a statement from Netanyahu’s office said. The Israeli proposal reportedly calls for a 40-day ceasefire and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. In return, 33 hostages should be allowed to return to Israel.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that Israel has made a “very, very generous” proposal. The only thing now separating the people of Gaza from a ceasefire is Hamas. They have to “decide and they have to decide quickly,” Blinken said.
Source: Krone
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