US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken He visited Israel at the weekend and participated in the cabinet meeting, where he had a difficult exchange with the Prime Minister. According to a report of Moriah Asraf Wahlberg In News 13, Blinken slammed the members of the cabinet: “Even after activity in Rafah – the challenge of Hamas will remain, anarchy and chaos will grow it again if there is no alternative government.”
The growing pressure not to act in Rafah and the fear – “intergenerational damage to Israel’s reputation”
The protest against the government was renewed: “The country is deteriorating, release the abductees”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu He responded by saying that “the Gazans who are not Hamas supporters are not interested in peace either, and the Israeli public will not support such a move after the Sheva massacre in October.”
Benjamin Netanyahu, Anthony Blinken (photo: US Embassy)
In the meantime, Asraf Wahlberg reported on the progress of talks in Qatar for a deal that would include a ceasefire and the release of hostages. According to the report, the head of the institution Dedi Barnea And the members of the delegation are holding very intense talks throughout the weekend – and are expected to stay in Doha for another night, which indicates optimism, after his short visit to Egypt this week.
A very significant dispute that is still on the agenda deals with the number of terrorists who will be released in exchange for each abductee. The United States offered a compromise that specifies the number and identity of the terrorists to be released, and according to the report Israel accepted the offer and is now waiting for Hamas’ answer.