Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a five-day ceasefire deal in exchange for the release of a number of abductees in Gaza. This is reported Thursday evening by the British newspaper The Guardian, citing sources involved in the talks.
According to the sources, the prime minister immediately rejected such an offer in the early talks after the massacre carried out by Hamas. The talks resumed after the start of the ground maneuvers on October 27, but Netanyahu is taking the same aggressive line, rejecting proposals around different timeframes proposed for a ceasefire and regarding the number of abductees proposed for release.
White House press secretary John Kirby, Photo: Reuters
Earlier today, White House national security spokesman John Kirby confirmed that Israel had agreed to four-hour daily "humanitarian pauses." The objective of the move is to allow safe passage for civilians to the southern Gaza Strip. There will be no military activity in the areas where the truces will take place. The move will begin as early as today, and Israel has undertaken, he said, to announce it three hours ahead of schedule.
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