Gaza War: Netanyahu: Hamas wishes for ceasefire unacceptable

Israel’s head of government Benjamin Netanyahu has described the changes to the new proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip demanded by Islamist Hamas as “unacceptable”. Netanyahu also ordered the posting of a delegation for indirect discussions with Hamas to the Qatarian capital Doha, as his office announced at night. The negotiation team will leave this Sunday. On the same day, Netanyahu will leave Washington, according to media reports.

According to its own representation, Hamas had given its approval to the recent agent proposal to Qatar and Egypt on Friday. A functional of the terrorist organization had told the German press agency that there was still a need for clarification in terms of continued existence after the duration of the ceasefire, which was initially limited to 60 days, to the withdrawal of the Israeli troops from Gaza and to the unhindered access for humanitarian aid to the sealed coastal area.

According to US President Donald Trump, Israel had approved the “necessary conditions” for the end of the fire break several days ago. Netanyahu, according to Trump, wants to meet in the White House on Monday. According to the Israeli state of knowledge, at least 20 hostages are still alive. In addition, Hamas still has the corpses of 28 kidnapped in its violence. The status of two kidnapping victims is unclear.