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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will only pursue a deal with Hamas going forward that includes the release of all remaining hostages, with US President Donald Trump saying he agrees with the premier’s assessment that Hamas will not agree to a deal under the current circumstances, according to reports Monday.
“The prime minister would be willing to hold negotiations [for a deal] under conditions that we set for ending the war — and only if all the hostages were to be returned. Until then, we will not participate whatsoever in negotiations,” Channel 12 news quoted unnamed sources close to the premier as saying.
Netanyahu’s stance on whether to pursue a partial or comprehensive deal was unclear after the security cabinet decided Thursday to capture Gaza City, and the premier dodged multiple questions on the matter during a press conference Sunday. The network said it now appears he is siding with his top adviser, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, who reportedly urged against any partial deals during Thursday’s security cabinet meeting.
Trump on Monday told Axios that he does not believe Hamas will agree to a deal under the current circumstances in Gaza, and declined to endorse or oppose Netanyahu’s recently approved plan to take over Gaza City in the north of the Strip.
In a brief phone interview with the outlet, “the president seemed to agree with [Netanyahu’s] argument that more military pressure on Hamas is required,” according to Axios.
Trump added that Israel must decide what the next steps are in Gaza and whether to allow Hamas to remain there, while saying he believes that “they can’t stay there.”
The US president described his Sunday phone call with Netanyahu – during which the two leaders addressed the Gaza City operation — as a “good call.”
“I have one thing to say: remember October 7, remember October 7,” Trump told Axios, referring to Hamas’s 2023 massacre that started the ongoing war.
www.timesofisrael.com
It has long been apparent that there was no deal to be made with the Gaza terrorists other than allowing them to remain in charge and rearm to created another Oct 7 massacre and that would cost more Israeli lives than the twenty remaining hostages. Israel needs to forget about the fake negotiations with the terrorists and intensify military operations with the aim of destroying the terrorists ass quickly as possible, while seeking to rescue the remaining hostages, and establish security control over Gaza which, regardless of who provides civil administration, for the foreseeable future. Israeli security control over Gaza will in the long run save more lives, both Israeli and Palestinian, and will solve the aid crisis once and for all. Even taking Gaza City is not enough. Israel must take all of Gaza as quickly as possible regardless of the level of intensity of combat required.
“The prime minister would be willing to hold negotiations [for a deal] under conditions that we set for ending the war — and only if all the hostages were to be returned. Until then, we will not participate whatsoever in negotiations,” Channel 12 news quoted unnamed sources close to the premier as saying.
Netanyahu’s stance on whether to pursue a partial or comprehensive deal was unclear after the security cabinet decided Thursday to capture Gaza City, and the premier dodged multiple questions on the matter during a press conference Sunday. The network said it now appears he is siding with his top adviser, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, who reportedly urged against any partial deals during Thursday’s security cabinet meeting.
Trump on Monday told Axios that he does not believe Hamas will agree to a deal under the current circumstances in Gaza, and declined to endorse or oppose Netanyahu’s recently approved plan to take over Gaza City in the north of the Strip.
In a brief phone interview with the outlet, “the president seemed to agree with [Netanyahu’s] argument that more military pressure on Hamas is required,” according to Axios.
Trump added that Israel must decide what the next steps are in Gaza and whether to allow Hamas to remain there, while saying he believes that “they can’t stay there.”
The US president described his Sunday phone call with Netanyahu – during which the two leaders addressed the Gaza City operation — as a “good call.”
“I have one thing to say: remember October 7, remember October 7,” Trump told Axios, referring to Hamas’s 2023 massacre that started the ongoing war.
PM said to rule out partial hostage deals, as Trump backs more military pressure on Hamas
Dermer reportedly told security cabinet before vote on Gaza City takeover that Israel should only pursue a deal that frees all captives; mediators said presenting Hamas an offer for comprehensive deal
www.timesofisrael.com
It has long been apparent that there was no deal to be made with the Gaza terrorists other than allowing them to remain in charge and rearm to created another Oct 7 massacre and that would cost more Israeli lives than the twenty remaining hostages. Israel needs to forget about the fake negotiations with the terrorists and intensify military operations with the aim of destroying the terrorists ass quickly as possible, while seeking to rescue the remaining hostages, and establish security control over Gaza which, regardless of who provides civil administration, for the foreseeable future. Israeli security control over Gaza will in the long run save more lives, both Israeli and Palestinian, and will solve the aid crisis once and for all. Even taking Gaza City is not enough. Israel must take all of Gaza as quickly as possible regardless of the level of intensity of combat required.
