Israel: Benjamín Netanyahu thanked Trump’s support and will define steps to continue with the truce

Israel: Benjamín Netanyahu thanked Trump’s support and will define steps to continue with the truce

Benjamín Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israelsaid Saturday that He will gather his security cabinet “as soon as possible” to discuss the next steps of the truce in Gazaafter the US president, Donald Trumphe will state that he would support any decision of Israel on the subject.

Under this framework, Netanyahu thanked “the total support of the president (Trump) to Israel’s decisions regarding the Gaza Strip from now on”through an official statement from your office.

In addition, Israeli prime minister said They were Trump’s threats that led the Islamist group to retract his announcementat the beginning of the week, that he would pay the hostage releases.

After the releases, the US president published a message on his social network, Truth Social, celebrating the exchange. In addition, he wrote: “The United States will support the decision they make!” Last Monday He threatened to “unleash hell” if the hostages were not released in the previously agreed time. He even said that if he did not materialize, he could “cancel” the signed truce.

In that sense, Herzi Halevi, head of the Israeli General Staff, commented on Saturday that Israel prepares “offensive plans” in Gazawhile it makes “huge efforts” to bring back to hostages that still remain in the enclave.

During the Saturday, Hamas released the Hostages Alexander (Sasha) Tufanov, Iair Horn and Sagui Dekel-Chen In Jan Yunis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, in exchange for 369 Palestinian prisoners, most of which (333) were released in the same enclave.

Netanyahu’s warning that put the high fire agreement in check

Netanyahuhe had warned last Tuesday to the Palestinian movement Hamas that but liberated to the hostages before Saturday, February 15, His country would resume military actions in the Gaza Strip. The previous day Hamas announced the suspension of the delivery of people, accusing Israel to violate the truce.

“The decision I approved unanimously in the cabinet (security) is this: if Hamas does not return to our hostages before Saturday at noon, The high fire will end and the army will fight intensely until Hamas is finally defeated“Netanyahu had announced in a video.

At that time, Netanyahu announced that it ordered the deployment of the Israeli armed forces inside and around the Gaza Strip. “This operation is being carried out at this time and will be completed soon,” he said.

Source: Ambito

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