Israeli troops will not leave the cushioning areas in Gaza, just after the war ends, according to Israeli Minister of Defense, Israel Katz.
On Wednesday, Hamas seemed to reject a high -fire agreement proposed by Israeli that would see the return of almost a rehénes boxes that have remained captive for more than 550 days. Israel resumed combat operations at the Strip last month after a high fire agreement fell apart before Israel and Hamas could reach phase two.
Israeli Prime Minister Benamin Netanyahu, the Center, with the Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, the right, the head of the Israeli Defense Forces, Eyal Zamir and other security officials, are carrying out a security evaluation in Kirya in Tel Aviv. (Prime Minister or Israel)
Hamas rejects the high Israeli fire, the hostage return agreement on disarmament demands
“Unlike the past, IDF do not withdraw from areas that have cleaned and captured in the leg. [Israeli Defense Forces] IDF Willain in security areas as a shock absorber between enemy and Israeli communities under any temporary or permanent agreement in Gaza, as in Lebanon and Syria, “Katz said in a statement on Wednesday.
The damping areas that Israel established along the border of Gaza represents 30% of the strip, according to the times of Israel. The departure also reported that Israeli troops have legs working to create the Morag corridor, which would cut the southern city of Rafah of Khan Younis.
According to reports, Hamas said that any agreement does not have “real guarantees to stop war, achieve complete withdrawal, lift the blockade and start reconstruction will be a political trap,” according to Reuters.
The FDI troops surround Tel al-sult in Rafah, Gaza, while dismantling terrorist infrastructure sites and terrorists in the area. The IDF said the operation was to reinforce control and expand the security zone in southern Gaza. (IDF)
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Since the operations resumed in March, Israel has been convicted by leaders of international institutions who have requested a high immediate fire.
The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, said in a statement that he was “very conern” about the situation and lack of humanitarian aid in the strip. Katz confirmed on Wednesday that humanitarian aid was blocked to press Hamas, who has been accused or theft of help.
A Palestinian child has a help box provided by Unrwa, in the middle of a high fire between Hamas and Israel, in the city of Gaza, on February 3, 2025. (Reuters/Dawoud Abu Alkas)
The UN Ambassador Israeli, Danny Danon, condemned the declaration of Guterres, saying that “the UN Secretary General has no problem explicitly condemning Israel’s defensive war in Gaza and unequivocally calling a high fire. However, their statements, once again, do not mention hostages and do not mention Hamas, whose bobaric actions on October 7, 2023, travel this war “.”
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“This war Hamas began not to end until all our 59 real hostages are returned to the house of the brutal captivity,” Danon added.