Israel has apparently abandoned the idea of negotiations over a ceasefire in Gaza and captive exchange deal, according to an Israeli media report.

A senior Israeli official said on Saturday that negotiations over a ceasefire deal with Hamas have reached a dead end, with Israel unwilling to support a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of its forces from Gaza.

The Israeli official made further comments blaming Hamas for the impasses, echoing the language of Israeli and US officials that “the ball is Hamas’s court” and that stopping the war is in their hands.

Despite this rhetoric, Israel has not accepted the ceasefire proposal announced by Biden in May, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stating clearly that Israel does not support a permanent ceasefire.

Israel’s demand appears to be for Hamas to release all the hostages right now in exchange for a temporary ceasefire, while Biden’s proposal involved a phased release of hostages in exchange resulting in temporary ceasefires that would ultimately lead to a permanent truce.

Since Biden announced his peace proposal, Israel’s violence in Gaza has increased, with Tel Aviv carrying out several massacres, including two on Saturday that killed at least 42 Palestinians after Israel struck two residential areas of Gaza City.

  • InfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Israel did not start this bullshit no top finish the removal. Get real, that’s what we are getting.

    I don’t really understand what you’re saying/ writing honestly. If you mean that Israel didn’t start this entire thing, I’d say, I disagree. Due to the history of how Israel become an actual state (1948, 750 000 displaced, lots of Palestinian murdered and many other atrocities). Not to mention the ongoing apartheid system, illegal settlers and such. 

    Real question is where are these people going or we just gonna let Israel massacre them at the Egyptian border?

    That’s one of the main problems. If other countries let the Palestinian people in their country it’s a free-ticket for far-right extremist Israel to steal everything from the Palestinian land. Which is a no-no. 

    But if nothing is done, Israel will just keep bombing Gaza which results in innocent Palestinians being murdered by Israel. 

    So here we are; majority of the countries doing nothing, Palestinians being murdered and lots of protests around the world.

    • sunzu@kbin.run
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      4 months ago

      They started this whole thing in early 20th century with implicit plan to remove locals from the land.

      This is just them finishing the job vis a vis Gaza, West Bank is next.