No Gaza ceasefire until Israel war aims achieved, Netanyahu says

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No Gaza ceasefire until ******* war aims achieved, Netanyahu says

Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted there will be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until ******’ military and governing capabilities are destroyed and all hostages are released.

The statement from *******’s prime minister comes after US President Joe Biden announced ******* had proposed a three-stage plan to ****** aimed at reaching a permanent ceasefire.

****** has already indicated it views the proposals “positively”.

The negotiations come as fighting continues in Rafah, with reports of ******** air strikes on Saturday in the city on Egypt’s border with Gaza.

There is no guarantee that the public pressure by Mr Biden on both ******* and ****** to accept the plan will result in a deal.

In statement on Saturday, Mr Netanyahu’s office said *******’s “conditions for ending the war have not changed”.

“The destruction of ****** military and governing capabilities, the freeing of all hostages and ensuring that Gaza no longer poses a threat to *******,” it said.

The statement added ******* would “continue to insist these conditions are met” before agreeing to a permanent ceasefire, emphasising that no deal could be signed before meeting them.

On Friday, Mr Biden described the plan as a comprehensive ******** proposal that paved the way for a permanent ceasefire.

The first phase would include a full and complete ceasefire, the withdrawal of ******** forces from populated areas and the exchange of some hostages for ************ prisoners.

This would then be followed by the return of all remaining living hostages, including male soldiers.

The final phase would see the final ******** of any deceased ******** hostages returned, as well as a “major reconstruction plan” with US and international assistance to rebuild homes, schools and hospitals, Mr Biden said.

A total end to the conflict has been a key ****** demand to engage in talks.

Mr Biden has acknowledged that not everyone in ******* would agree with the plan, but urged the authorities to resist the pressure.

There has been no word as yet from the far-right allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who are likely to oppose the proposal.

They have previously threatened to quit the coalition, which could result in the collapse of the Netanyahu government.

But one of *******’s most influential opposition politicians, Yair Lapid, has promised to back Mr Netanyahu if he supports the ceasefire deal.

In a post on social media, Mr Lapid told the ******** PM that he “has our safety net for a ******** deal” if far-right allies like national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich leave the government.

******* has ramped up attacks in the key city of Rafah in recent weeks, claiming operational control over the entire border with Egypt.

US, ******** and Egyptian officials are due to meet in Cairo on Sunday to discuss reopening the Rafah crossing, according to Egyptian media reports.

Aid flows into Gaza have been restricted since the border was shut in early May, after ******** forces seized control of it as part of their offensive to take control of Gaza’s southern border.

More than 36,000 people have been ******* in Gaza since the start of the conflict, according to the ******-run health ministry.

The war began in October when ****** gunmen launched an unprecedented ******* on *******, ******** about 1,200 people and taking 252 back to Gaza as hostages.

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