‘Sole Responsibility Lies With Hamas’: Netanyahu Says Israel Won't Move Ahead With Gaza Ceasefire Until...
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‘Sole Responsibility Lies With Hamas’: Netanyahu Says Israel Won't Move Ahead With Gaza Ceasefire Until...

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As a ceasefire deal is set to take effect, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday stated that the country will not move forward with the agreement until Hamas provides a list of the hostages it is expected to release. Israeli Finance Minister Slams Gaza Ceasefire Deal As 'Terrible' In a statement condemning the ceasefire deal, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich criticised the agreement, calling it “terrible.” Smotrich, leader of the far-right Religious Zionism party, expressed his opposition to halting the war before achieving complete victory over Hamas. According to Times of Israel, he acknowledged the return of some hostages but emphasised that the “war would not end in any way, without achieving its full goals, foremost among them the complete destruction of Hamas in Gaza.” Smotrich, despite his opposition to the hostage agreement, confirmed that his party would remain in the government, after Netanyahu reportedly met several of his demands. He declared, “Unfortunately, we were unable to prevent this dangerous deal, but we insisted and were able to ensure, through a government decision, in the cabinet, and other ways, that the war would not end without achieving its full goals.” “We demanded and received a commitment to completely change the method of war,” including “through a gradual takeover of the entire Gaza Strip, the lifting of the restrictions imposed on us by the Biden administration, and full control of the Strip, so that humanitarian aid will not reach Hamas as it has been until now,” Smotrich said.

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