Blinken tells Hamas to accept truce deal as Israel PM warns of Rafah offensive • FRANCE 24 English
with a deal on the table one of Israel
and hamas’s highest priorities Remains
the recovery of hostages and prisoners
held by either
sides according to the Wall Street
Journal Israel’s military would be
prepared to put down its weapons for 10
weeks if Hamas agrees to free 20 Israeli
hostages The Times of Israel puts this
number at
33 in exchange Israeli television
channel 12 States it would release 900
Palestinian prisoners which would amount
to 27 to 45 prisoners per Israeli
hostage officials are reportedly
expecting a response from Hamas by
Wednesday night and US Secretary of
State Anthony blinkin has been meeting
with regional leaders to press Hamas to
accept the
proposal but the group has so far made
it clear it would only accept a deal
based on a permanent ceasefire as well
as the withdrawal of Israeli troops from
Gaza Hamas also wants all displaced
people to be able to return to their
homes across the strip
including the 1 million people currently
Sheltering in
Rafa but Benjamin Netanyahu has made one
matter clear ceasefire or not the
Israeli Prime Minister plans to destroy
hamas’s battalions in the southern city
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged Hamas to accept a truce in Gaza, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to launch a military offensive on Rafah “with or without” a deal. The hawkish premier issued the warning despite strong concerns raised by top ally Washington and hours before Secretary of State Blinken arrived in Israel on his latest Middle East crisis tour.
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6 comments
Permanent ceasefire now. Return to the UN res 242 borders. RETURN THE STOLEN LAND.
Always speak from the side of the perpetrator of Jen O'Cide. Criminals always stick together.
What is the point of accepting the deal if Netanyahu is determined to attack Gaza regardless of the status of the truce? Netanyahu is the current roadblock to peace in the region.
No one is going to accept a deal of releasing hostages and being attacked 3 months later
Rafah
"Looks real"