Hamas accepted the ceasefire agreement, but Netanyahu refuses: We are attacking in Rafah

2024-05-06 22:16:45Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Hamas accepted the ceasefire agreement, but Netanyahu refuses: We are attacking
The war in Gaza

After the news that Hamas has accepted the ceasefire agreement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reacted by saying that the military operation in Rafah will continue.

Netanyahu says the military will continue attacks to try to get Hamas to release the hostages.

According to Netanyahu, the proposal presented by Hamas does not meet Israel's demands.

Meanwhile, Israel's army has also announced that it is currently carrying out attacks in Rafah.

Earlier this Monday, Western media reported that the militant group Hamas has accepted the cease-fire agreement with Gaza.

In a statement, Hamas said its leader Ismail Haniyeh had communicated this position to Qatar's prime minister and Egypt's intelligence chief.

These two countries have been mediating the talks between Israel and Hamas for several months.

Initially, the Reuters news agency quoted an Israeli official as saying that this is a game by Hamas to make Israel look guilty for not accepting the ceasefire. According to another official, who is aware of the content of the cease-fire negotiations, Hamas agreed to the latest proposal that Israel made on April 27 and there have been no other changes since then.

"What will happen now will depend on Israel whether to accept or reject Hamas's response. The ball is in his court," this source, who asked not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the situation, told Reuters. The agency did not specify the official's nationality.

Another official told The Associated Press that Israeli officials are considering the proposal, but that the plan Hamas accepted is not the framework proposed by Israel.

A US official also told this agency that the United States is trying to learn more details about Hamas's position and whether it is about the deal that Israel and international negotiators agreed to, or about something else.


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