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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has halted ceasefire talks because he is unwilling to meet Hamas' conditions to end the conflict in Gaza.
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Despite the absence of an Israeli delegation in Cairo, Netanyahu reaffirmed Israel's position, stating that his country “cannot accept” Hamas' demands. “We are not prepared to accept a situation in which the Hamas brigades come out of their bunkers, retake control of Gaza, rebuild their military infrastructure and return to threatening Israel's citizens in the settlements surrounding the southern mountains, in all parts of the country. of the country,” he said.
Netanyahu's comments came during a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Jerusalem, where he denounced international criticism and the rise in anti-Semitism surrounding Israel's defensive actions in Gaza. “If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone,” Netanyahu said.
“No country came to our aid,” he added. “Today we are once again confronted with enemies bent on our destruction. I say to the leaders of the world: no pressure, no decision from any international forum will prevent Israel from defending itself.”
Gaza's deadliest conflict erupted after Hamas launched an attack on Israel, killing more than 1,170, mostly civilians. According to the Health Ministry of the Hamas-controlled territory, Israel's retaliatory campaign has killed at least 34,683 people in Gaza, mostly women and children.
The Israeli military said an attack of rockets launched from the blockaded Gaza Strip toward the Kerem Shalom border crossing earlier on Sunday resulted in the death of three soldiers and wounding a dozen others. Three of the injured were in critical condition, the army said.
Hamas claimed responsibility for the rocket attack, prompting Israeli authorities to close the border crossing used to deliver aid to Gaza. According to the Israeli army, fourteen rockets were fired from an area near the Rafah border crossing at the border crossing.
Hamas said on Sunday that the group's delegation for Gaza ceasefire talks left Cairo for “consultations” in Qatar, despite Netanyahu saying meeting demands to end the war would be equal stand to surrender. In response, Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas based in Qatar, accused Netanyahu of undermining the negotiations.
CIA Director Bill Burns is also heading to Doha for “emergency talks” on mediation efforts with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani.
On Sunday, Netanyahu announced a government decision to halt the operations of Al Jazeera, a Qatar-based news channel that continuously reports on the conflict. Shortly after the announcement, the channel stopped broadcasting. Al Jazeera denounced Israel's action as a “criminal act” and vowed to take legal action.
Netanyahu has pledged to launch an invasion of Rafah regardless of a ceasefire agreement, despite reservations from the United States, other countries and humanitarian organizations.
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