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The possibility of a cease-fire agreement has increased, but the ‘war aims remain unchanged’ confirmed
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) interviews host families who oppose the truce.
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(Cairo = Yonhap News) Journalist Kim Sang-hoon = Although there are signs of an agreement on a cease-fire and release in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he plan to attack Rafah, which is considered the last base of Hamas, whether it is reached or not.
According to local media such as the daily Haaretz on the 30th (local time), Prime Minister Netanyahu said in a meeting with hostile families who opposed the ceasefire that day, “Whether (the ceasefire talks) come to end or not, we will enter Rafah. and remove all Hamas units,” he said.
“We cannot accept the idea that we will end the war before all our war objectives are achieved,” he said, adding, “We will enter Rafah and achieve full victory .”
According to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, the hostile families present at the meeting that day urged them not to give in to pressure from the international community to stop the war.
Israel believes that the leaders of Hamas and their remnants, as well as the hostages held by them, are in Rafah.
Therefore, it has been said that the Rafah attack is inevitable to achieve war goals such as eliminating Hamas, rescuing hostages, and solving security threats from the Gaza Strip.
However, the international community has discouraged Israel, saying there are concerns of large-scale civilian casualties if street fighting breaks out here, home to 1.4 million refugees. gathered.
The international community is making every effort to negotiate a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to prevent the Israeli military attack on Rafah.
In particular, the United States is at the same time putting pressure on Israel and Hamas by normalizing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia and recognizing the state of Palestine.
Hamas, which had sent a negotiation delegation to Cairo, Egypt until the previous day, returned after reviewing the ceasefire plan international and plans to prepare and communicate his official position on this.
The revised cease-fire plan by Hamas has not yet been released.
In this regard, an Israeli official told the Times of Israel daily that Israel made major concessions for the agreement, and that the peace included a 10-week ceasefire, the release of 33 hostels, and allow the residents of northern Gaza to return to the agreement. residences without an inspection process by the Israeli military.
However, the official said that under no circumstances will Israel declare an end to the war.
There are also suggestions that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s tough comments, which came as the possibility of a ceasefire agreement grew, were sensitive to the strong opposition from the far right within the coalition government which opposes the truce. .
Bezalel Smotrich, representative of a far-right politician, said in a video message on the 28th, “The cease-fire agreement is a death sentence for hostages and threatening action on Israel’s existence. If Netanyahu gives in and orders the attack on Rafah, the government has no right to exist,” he said, suggesting that he might pull out of the coalition.
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