Israel has apparently abandoned the idea of negotiations over a ceasefire in Gaza and captive exchange deal, according to an Israeli media report.

A senior Israeli official said on Saturday that negotiations over a ceasefire deal with Hamas have reached a dead end, with Israel unwilling to support a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of its forces from Gaza.

The Israeli official made further comments blaming Hamas for the impasses, echoing the language of Israeli and US officials that “the ball is Hamas’s court” and that stopping the war is in their hands.

Despite this rhetoric, Israel has not accepted the ceasefire proposal announced by Biden in May, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stating clearly that Israel does not support a permanent ceasefire.

Israel’s demand appears to be for Hamas to release all the hostages right now in exchange for a temporary ceasefire, while Biden’s proposal involved a phased release of hostages in exchange resulting in temporary ceasefires that would ultimately lead to a permanent truce.

Since Biden announced his peace proposal, Israel’s violence in Gaza has increased, with Tel Aviv carrying out several massacres, including two on Saturday that killed at least 42 Palestinians after Israel struck two residential areas of Gaza City.

  • jetAEnglish
    4·
    4 months ago

    I hate to nitpick, but saying you’re ready to hammer out the details, does not mean you accept the deal

    I don’t believe Israel would have accepted any ceasefire at all, at most they’re open to a “pause”.

    • InfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      81·
      4 months ago

      I hate to nitpick, but saying you’re ready to hammer out the details, does not mean you accept the deal

      No, yeah. You are right however (The article below is from 6 May). Now I cannot remember whether it was accepted by both parties. But it shows that Hamas definitely are willing to accept deals whereas Israel is continuously deliberately trying to avoid any deals.

      Israel Gaza: Hamas says it accepts ceasefire proposal

      From the article:

      Hamas says it has informed Qatari and Egyptian mediators that it has accepted their proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal with Israel.

      Your comment below (done this to avoid confusion between your comment and the text from the article);

      I don’t believe Israel would have accepted any ceasefire at all, at most they’re open to a “pause”.

      I agree somewhat. I, personally, believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not want a ceasefire. However, I think that normal civilians of Israel do want a ceasefire (especially the families of the hostages).

      EDIT: Added a few sentences and corrected some words