Deadlock in Gaza truce talks after the withdrawal of the Hamas delegation from Cairo, while a rift in relations between the United States and Israel is looming over Biden’s decision not to send a shipment of weapons and ammunition to Tel Aviv.
Netanyahu, however, said he hoped they would be able to overcome the US president’s disagreements over the war in the Gaza Strip, while the spokesman for the Israeli armed forces, Daniel Hagari, assured that there was sufficient arms and ammunition for operations in Rafah.
“We often agree, but we also have our disagreements. We have been able to overcome them”
Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he “hopes” he and US President Joe Biden can overcome their “differences” over the war in the Gaza Strip, after Washington decided to suspend some ammunition deliveries to the Israeli army. last week.
“We often agree, but we also have our disagreements. We have been able to overcome them. I hope that we will be able to overcome them now, but we will do what we have to do to protect our country”, said Mr. Netanyahu during his interview on the show “Dr. Phil Primetime’.
D. Hagari: The Israeli army has enough weapons and ammunition for its operations in Rafah
Israel’s armed forces have enough weapons and ammunition for their operations in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, their spokesman, Major General Daniel Hagari, said on Thursday.
“The army has the necessary armaments for the missions it is planning, and also for the missions in Rafah. We have everything we need,” Commander-in-Chief Hagari assured during a press conference.
Hamas: “The ball is now in Israel’s court for a ceasefire agreement in Gaza”
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas said early today, after its delegation left Egypt, where indirect negotiations were held, that “the ball is now completely in Israel’s court” to reach a cease-fire deal in the Gaza Strip.
“The negotiating delegation left Cairo for Doha. The occupation rejected the proposal submitted by the mediators and we accepted. Consequently, the ball is now completely in the occupation’s court,” says a letter from Hamas to other Palestinian factions — the movement consistently refers to the state of Israel using this term.
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