Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a recent speech to soldiers that they are willing to accept a ceasefire with the Islamist Hamas movement only if the Israeli military can continue to control the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Philadelphia Corridor and Rafah Border Crossing.
Israeli politicians expressed concern about the Prime Minister's announcement, because The ceasefire draft previously drawn up by Washington did not include this condition.So it is likely that the negotiations will stop again. Jerusalem has already submitted the new request to the United States, Qatar and Egypt, who will pass it on to Hamas.
The decision may have been made because Netanyahu wants to avoid further erosion of the government coalition until the summer session of parliament ends at the end of July.
Orit Struck, the minister of settlements and “national missions,” announced on Tuesday that he and his far-right “Religious Zionist” party would withdraw from the government coalition if the IDF withdraws from the Gaza Strip. In that case, the government coalition would lose seven seats.
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