2024-07-05 09:33:53
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will send negotiators to resume ceasefire talks in Gaza, the Associated Press reported, citing an Israeli official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Today’s decision came a day after the Palestinian group Hamas issued a new response to a US-backed proposal for a phased ceasefire. Now Netanyahu has decided to authorize a team to continue the talks.
There is no information yet when and where they will be held. Previous negotiations were at a standstill due to Hamas’s insistence that Israel agree to a complete end to the war and the withdrawal of troops from Gaza, BTA reported.
Netanyahu has reiterated his position that he will not end the war until he achieves his goals of destroying Hamas’ military and governance capabilities and returns all hostages held in the Gaza Strip, the AP source said.
At the same time, the Israeli non-governmental organization Peace Now, which advocates a two-state solution to the conflict, claims that the government has approved plans to build nearly 5,300 new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank. West coast.
It is another move by the hardline Israeli government to strengthen settlement policies as part of a strategy to consolidate Israel’s control over the West Bank and prevent the creation of a future Palestinian state.
Mir Sega claims that the government’s High Planning Council has approved or accelerated plans to build 5,295 homes in dozens of settlements.
Netanyahu’s cabinet is dominated by settlers and their supporters. The prime minister has put the former leader of the settlers, Betzalel Smotrich, at the head of the settlement policy, AP recalls.