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Benjamin Netanyahu has given an interview to the US broadcaster ABC. © Abir Sultan/Pool European Pressphoto Agency/AP/dpa
Israel claims to have penetrated deep into the Gaza Strip: a house-to-house battle with Hamas is imminent. Prime Minister Netanyahu is publicly considering the post-war period.
Tel Aviv/Gaza - Israel wants to take responsibility for security in the Gaza Strip after the end of the war with the Islamist Hamas. "We've seen what happens when we don't have them," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with US broadcaster ABC. "Because if we don't have control over security, Hamas' terror will erupt on a scale that we can't imagine."
Israeli forces advanced deep into the coastal strip of the Mediterranean Sea a month after the massacre perpetrated by Hamas terrorists on October 7. Ground troops are already deployed in the city of Gaza. The armed forces reportedly divided the Gaza Strip in half and completely encircled the city. In the Gaza Strip, with about 2.2 million people, there is a threat of intense house-to-house fighting.
Netanyahu rules out a general ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for the time being
Netanyahu ruled out a longer ceasefire for the time being. "Without the release of the hostages, there will be no general ceasefire in the Gaza Strip," Netanyahu told ABC. "In terms of tactical pauses — an hour here, an hour there — we can check the circumstances to bring in humanitarian supplies and bring out individual hostages."
Flares fired by Israeli forces in the northern Gaza Strip. © Abed Khaled/AP
According to Netanyahu, a general ceasefire is contrary to Israel's war aims. "That would hinder our efforts to free our hostages, because the only thing these Hamas criminals understand is the military pressure we are exerting," he said.
Schulze releases funds for Palestine Refugee Agency
In view of the plight of the people in the Gaza Strip, Germany is resuming its development cooperation with the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). This was announced by Development Minister Svenja Schulze (SPD) after talks with UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini in the Jordanian capital Amman.
"Israel's fight is against Hamas, but the Palestinians are not Hamas," Schulze said, explaining the decision. After the invasion of Israel on 7 October, funds for development projects were temporarily blocked.
Lazzarini praised the move and reiterated the United Nations' call for a humanitarian ceasefire. The aid deliveries with a few trucks via the Egyptian border crossing Rafah are not sufficient.
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