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.”
Gaza
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.
The BBC “takes full responsibility” for the “serious flaws” with the “Gaza: How To Survive a Warzone.”
Conflict management doesn’t work against a foe dedicated to your destruction, the Israeli army concludes in message to the government.
“Lebanon could actually normalize and come into the Abraham peace accords, as could even potentially Syria.”