Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he is on board with the U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. He has been meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken this week to discuss it.
The U.S. proposal would lead to a ceasefire and release of the hostages but it would also allow Israeli military to stay in Gaza for the foreseeable future and also restart the war in order to kill Hamas. Hamas has rejected this proposal for obvious reasons.
According to The Times of Israel, “In addition to demanding an ongoing IDF presence along the Egypt-Gaza border and a mechanism to prevent Hamas fighters from moving north inside the Strip, Netanyahu has also insisted that Israel retain the right to resume the battle against Hamas in order to achieve both of the war’s declared aims — the release of all hostages and the destruction of Hamas.”
Again, why would Hamas ever agree to this? This is not a peace deal. The families of the hostages insist that Netanyahu is purposely sabotaging the release of their relatives in order to gain control of Gaza, which he has said for decades was his ultimate goal.
