Israel “will not accept Hamas’ demands” and “will continue to fight until all its objectives are achieved.” She reiterated it Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in video statements, repeating what he said from the October 7 attack in Israel and the start of Israeli military operations against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. “Hamas is adamant in its positions” and Israel “will not accept Hamas demands whose meaning is surrender”, the Israeli prime minister said again.
In video statements, as hopes grew for an agreement to end the war in Gaza and the release of hostages held in the Strip since October 7, Netanyahu said that Israel will not accept the end of the military campaign in Gaza and the withdrawal of Israeli troops. IDF from the Strip. “Israel cannot accept this,” he said. “We are not ready to accept a situation in which Hamas battalions emerge from their bunkers, regain control of Gaza, rebuild their military infrastructure and return to threaten the citizens of Israel in neighboring communities. , in the cities of the south, in all areas of the country”.
“Israel will not accept Hamas’ demandswhich mean surrender, and will continue to fight until all its objectives are achieved”, Netanyahu then reiterated, accusing Hamas of “remaining entrenched in its positions”, while Israel says it is still open to an agreement.
Hamas wants to reach a ceasefire agreement that ends the “aggression”, guarantees the withdrawal of Israeli soldiers from the Gaza Strip and includes a “serious” prisoner exchange. These are the words reiterated by the political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, as reported by the satellite TV al-Jazeera. Haniyeh also accuses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for “continuing the aggression and widening the conflict, sabotaging efforts made through mediators and various parties.”
Gallant: “Soon operation in Rafah”
“We wanted to secure the release of the hostages quickly by halting our operations. We are seeing worrying signs that Hamas does not intend to reach an agreement with us.” And “this means that the operation in Rafah will begin in the immediate future“Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told the Israeli forces (IDF) in Gaza, as reported by the Israeli news site Ynet. The same source had previously reported a similar statement from Gallant during a government meeting .
In recent hours, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that the damage from an Israeli military operation in Rafah “would go beyond acceptable” without a plan to protect Palestinian civilians.
Israel ‘turns off’ al-Jazeera: “Channel that incites, will be closed”
Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi signed the provisions to shut down al-Jazeera in Israel soon after Benjamin Netanyahu’s government gave the unanimous green light to stop the network’s activities, in line with a law passed by the Knesset in April. “Our provisions will come into force immediately – says Karhi in statements relaunched by the Times of Israel -. Too much time has passed and there have been too many unnecessary legal impediments to finally stop al-Jazeera’s well-oiled incitement machine, which harms the state security”. “Hamas propaganda, those who incite against Israel, who damage the security of Israel and IDF soldiers, will no longer broadcast from Israel and the equipment will be seized,” adds Karhi. “The government led by me has decided unanimously: the al-Jazeera incitement channel will be closed in Israel.” This is what Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu writes about X.
The Israeli government’s decision “is criminal”, commented al Jazeera. In a note published on X, Qatar TV accuses: “We condemn and denounce this criminal act by Israel which violates the human right of access to information.”
Israel’s decision to shut down al-Jazeera in the country is one “blatant violation of freedom of the press”, a “retaliation” for the network’s work. Word of Hamas, which – the same satellite TV reports – asks international organizations for freedom of the press and human rights to “condemn” the Israeli moves and “adopt punitive measures”. In a statement released on Telegram, the group said that the “shutdown of al-Jazeera is a repressive measure and retaliation for the channel’s professional role in exposing crimes and violations of the occupation in Gaza and the West Bank.”
Razzi Hamas su Kerem Shalom, feriti
Several people were injured in Israel in a rocket attack, claimed by Hamas, against the Kerem Shalom area. The Israeli media reported it.
The Israeli forces (IDF) confirm that the Kerem Shalom crossing is closed. The crossing is used for the transfer of humanitarian aid to the Strip. According to the IDF, at least a dozen rockets were launched in the attack.
Gaza Health Ministry: “34,683 deaths since October 7”
They would be 34,683 people have died since October 7 last year in the Gaza Strip where Israeli military operations continue, launched in response to the attack launched that day in Israel. The new toll released by the Ministry of Health of Gaza, which in 2007 came under the control of Hamas, also speaks of at least 78,018 Palestinians injured. The al-Jazeera satellite TV reported it.
65 rockets from Lebanon against Israel, one of the most intense attacks since October
Barrage of rockets from Lebanon towards northern Israel. The Israeli forces (IDF) confirm that approximately 65 rockets were launched from the Land of Cedars a short while ago, some of which were intercepted, reports the Times of Israel. There are currently no reports of injuries. According to the newspaper, this is one of the most intense attacks from Lebanon since the beginning of tensions in the Middle East, with Israeli military operations starting in the Gaza Strip after the October 7 attack in Israel.
Jerusalem, woman armed with knife arrested
A woman armed with a knife was arrested this morning in the Old City of Jerusalem, near the entrance to the Temple Mount. This was reported by the police, according to which the officers became suspicious when they saw that the woman was hiding her hand under her veil. “The police began to question her suspect, who refused to show her hands”, reported the police, according to whom, during the interrogation, the woman pulled out the knife and the officers at that point l ‘they immobilized.