“We estimate 22, maybe 24 live bodies,” the US Middle East envoy said. “We want them all back.”
Gaza
After 498 days in captivity, Sasha Troufanov returns to the place of hope and prayer.
An Arab League summit in Cairo on Tuesday endorsed the $53 billion five-year plan for the war-torn coastal enclave.
If Hamas has not agreed to the US bridging proposal by its next meeting, the Israeli Security Cabinet “will convene and decide on the next steps.”
Not even the Arab League wants to invite the Palestinians to the summit in Cairo, despite the fact its focus is on rebuilding the Gaza Strip.
Officials doubt the terrorist organization would honor an agreement to free all remaining hostages, seeing them as its “insurance policy” against total destruction.
The plan is an alternative to Trump’s Gaza scheme, and explicitly rejects his proposal to relocate Gaza’s population.
The choice is theirs: They can take advantage of Trump’s initiative or remain committed to their century-old rejectionism.
The European Union and mediators Qatar and Egypt condemned the move.
Netanyahu: No goods or supplies would enter the enclave until further notice; Jerusalem will not agree to a ceasefire without the release of hostages.
