Netanyahu: Hamas’ proposal sought to torpedo the entry of our forces into Rafah

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahusaid this Tuesday that last night’s announcement of Hamas accept a ceasefire proposal in Link “he sought to torpedo the entry” of his forces into Rafaand added that this “didn’t happen”.

In a video message, the president defended his decision to take control of the end gazati from the border crossing to Egyptand said that with this the Israeli Army managed to harm the capabilities of the Palestinian group by denying it passage “essential”.

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His words come as a new round of negotiations begins in Cairo achieve a comprehensive truce in the Gaza stripwith the participation of delegations of Egypt, Qatar, the United States and Hamas, already waiting for an Israeli to arrive.

The president reiterated that the proposal accepted by the Palestinian group, which includes several phases of hostage release and prisoners until reaching a “sustainable calm”, is far from meeting the requirements Israel.

However, he explained that he gave orders to the Israeli negotiating delegation to seek an agreement that would meet the “the essential requirements to guarantee the security of Israel”.

The Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Galanteguaranteed this Tuesday during a meeting with troops on the border with Link that the military operation in Rafa won’t stop until you have completely eliminated Hamas in the area, or until the first of the hostages is released.

“We are willing to make concessions to (release) hostagesbut if this option is not available, let’s delve deeper into the operation”, said the minister, according to a statement from his office.

The taking of End of Gaza at Rafah crossing towards Egypt by the Israeli army threatens to make the thousands of displaced Palestinians in the south of the Strip suffer an even greater lack of humanitarian assistance, since the two main access points to the south are closed (Rafah and Kerem Shalom).

All humanitarian organizations repeat that there is no safe zone in Gaza and, in the last few hours, they have insisted that Al Mawasiwhere Israel ordered the evacuation of thousands of Palestinians in the east Rafait does not have the necessary infrastructure or resources to manage massive displacement.

Source: Elcomercio

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