Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to launch hostages and convey a pause to greater than a yr of preventing within the Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu’s workplace mentioned Thursday his Cabinet will not meet to approve the Gaza cease-fire deal till Hamas backs down from what it referred to as a “final minute disaster.”
Netanyahu’s workplace accused Hamas, with out elaborating, of making an attempt to return on a part of the settlement in an try “to extort final minute concessions.”
The Israeli Cabinet was set to ratify the deal Thursday.
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Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
President Biden joined Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken for a Wednesday information convention saying that the deal would roll out in three phases.
Biden mentioned the primary part will final six weeks and “features a full and full cease-fire, withdrawal of Israeli forces from all of the populated areas of Gaza, and the discharge of a lot of hostages held by Hamas, together with ladies and aged and the wounded. And I’m proud to say Americans might be a part of that hostage launch and part one as effectively. And the vice chairman and I can not wait to welcome them dwelling,” he mentioned.
U.S. President Joe Biden (C) delivers remarks on the just lately introduced cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas whereas joined by Vice President Kamala Harris (L) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken within the Cross Hall of the White House on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The multiphase cease-fire deal, brokered by the United States, Qatar and Egypt, commits Israel and Hamas to finish the warfare in Gaza after 15 months. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
In trade, Israel launched tons of of Palestinian prisoners, Biden mentioned, and Palestinians “can even return to their neighborhoods in all areas of Gaza, and a surge of humanitarian help into Gaza will start.”
Izzat al-Rishq, a senior Hamas official, mentioned the militant group “is dedicated to the ceasefire settlement, which was introduced by the mediators.”
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Netanyahu’s workplace had earlier accused Hamas of backtracking on an earlier understanding that he mentioned would give Israel a veto over which prisoners convicted of homicide can be launched in trade for hostages.
Under the phrases of the cease-fire deal, 33 hostages are set to be launched over the following six weeks in trade for tons of of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. Israeli forces will pull again from many areas, tons of of 1000’s of Palestinians would have the ability to return to what’s left of their houses, and there can be a surge of humanitarian help.
Citizens collect on Place de la Republique to have fun the cease-fire settlement in Gaza between Hamas and Israel in Paris, France on January 15, 2025. (Luc Auffret/Anadolu through Getty Images)
The the rest of the hostages, together with male troopers, are to be launched in a second that might be negotiated through the first. Hamas has mentioned it won’t launch the remaining captives and not using a lasting ceasefire and a full Israeli withdrawal, whereas Israel has vowed to maintain preventing till it dismantles the group and to keep up open-ended safety management over the territory.
Netanyahu has confronted nice home stress to deliver dwelling the scores of hostages, however his far-right coalition companions have threatened to deliver down his authorities if he makes too many concessions. He has sufficient opposition help to approve an settlement, however doing so would weaken his coalition and make early elections extra possible.
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Meanwhile, Palestinians in Gaza reported heavy Israeli bombardment in a single day as folks have been celebrating the ceasefire deal. Gaza’s Health Ministry mentioned not less than 48 folks have been killed in Israeli strikes between noon Wednesday and Thursday morning. Around half of the useless have been ladies and youngsters, Zaher al-Wahedi, head of the ministry’s registration division, instructed The Associated Press. He mentioned the toll might rise as hospitals replace their information.
FILE: Smoke billows after Israeli military launched an airstrike on Al Mughraqa space in Gaza Strip, on April 14, 2024. (Photo by Ashraf Amra/Anadolu through Getty Images)
Mediators from Egypt, Qatar and the U.S. are anticipated to satisfy in Cairo on Thursday for talks on implementing the settlement. They have spent the previous yr holding oblique talks with Israel and Hamas that lastly resulted in a deal after repeated setbacks.
President-elect Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy joined the talks within the closing weeks, and each the outgoing administration and Trump’s group are taking credit score for the breakthrough.
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Israel’s offensive has killed over 46,000 folks in Gaza, largely ladies and youngsters, in keeping with the Health Ministry. it doesn’t say how most of the useless have been militants. Israel says it has killed over 17,000 fighters, with out offering proof.
The warfare has destroyed huge areas of Gaza and displaced some 90% of its inhabitants of two.3 million folks, in keeping with the United Nations.
Fox News Digital’s Efrat Lachter and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
