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US Reportedly Supports Israel's Refusal to Completely Leave Gaza's Border With Egypt
US Reportedly Supports Israel's Refusal to Completely Leave Gaza's Border With Egypt
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US agrees with Israel's stance that it can't fully withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border, the Times of Israel... 20.08.2024, Sputnik Africa
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Blinken was visiting Israel on Monday to continue diplomatic attempts to resolve the conflict in Gaza. The official stressed that Israel could not leave the Philadelphi Corridor entirely because it could not be sure that it would be able to return if necessary due to international pressure. The official said that the United States accepts Israel's approach to the Philadelphi Corridor and that efforts will continue this week to find a solution that will protect Israel's security interests, the publication said.The Israeli official also does not believe that a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas will deter Iran from attacking the Jewish state. According to him, Netanyahu believes that Iran will try to attack Israel in any case. The official also claims that Tehran is interested in ending the war so that Hamas can survive. If Israel agrees to end the conflict without achieving the goal of crushing Hamas, it will send a signal of its weakness to the entire region, he said.Meanwhile, the political leader of Palestinian movement Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, considers the latest round of negotiations on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip a "bluff" with which Israel wants to buy time to conduct a military campaign, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing Arab mediators.In addition, the head of the Hamas Politburo hopes to increase pressure on Israel by expanding the armed conflict, including by carrying out attacks from the West Bank, the publication claimed.Last Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said he was continuing to work to advance a Gaza deal that would maximize the number of hostages released and insist that the Israeli army remain in the corridor on the border between Gaza and Egypt.Gaza ceasefire talks were held in Doha last week involving Qatar, Egypt, the United States and Israel. Hamas leadership refused to participate in the talks due to a lack of specifics on the terms of the truce.A joint statement by the United States, Qatar and Egypt, released by the office of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi, said the mediators had presented Israel and Hamas with a ceasefire proposal that narrowed the differences between the parties. The talks, which took place in the Qatari capital Doha on Thursday and Friday, were serious and constructive and took place in a positive atmosphere, the statement said. Senior government officials from Egypt, the United States and Qatar will meet in Cairo soon in the hope of reaching an agreement in line with the terms proposed on last Friday.
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US Reportedly Supports Israel's Refusal to Completely Leave Gaza's Border With Egypt
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US agrees with Israel's stance that it can't fully withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border, the Times of Israel reported, citing an Israeli official familiar with the meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Blinken was visiting Israel on Monday to continue diplomatic attempts to resolve the conflict in Gaza.
The official stressed that Israel could not leave the Philadelphi Corridor entirely because it could not be sure that it would be able to return if necessary due to international pressure. The official said that the United States accepts Israel's approach to the Philadelphi Corridor and that efforts will continue this week to find a solution that will protect Israel's security interests, the publication said.
The Israeli official also does not believe that a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas will deter Iran from attacking the Jewish state. According to him,
Netanyahu believes that Iran will try to attack Israel in any case.
The official also claims that
Tehran is interested in ending the war so that Hamas can survive. If Israel agrees to end the conflict without achieving the goal of crushing Hamas, it will send a signal of its weakness to the entire region, he said.
Meanwhile, the political leader of Palestinian movement
Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, considers the latest round of negotiations on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip a "bluff" with which Israel wants to buy time to conduct a military campaign, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing Arab mediators.
In addition, the head of the Hamas Politburo hopes to increase pressure on Israel by expanding the armed conflict, including by carrying out attacks from the West Bank, the publication claimed.
Last Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said he was continuing to work to advance a Gaza deal that would maximize the number of hostages released and insist that the Israeli army remain in the corridor on the border between Gaza and Egypt.
Gaza ceasefire talks were held in Doha last week involving Qatar, Egypt, the
United States and Israel. Hamas leadership refused to participate in the talks due to a lack of specifics on the terms of the truce.
A joint statement by the United States, Qatar and Egypt, released by the office of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi, said the mediators had presented Israel and Hamas with a ceasefire proposal that narrowed the differences between the parties. The talks, which took place in the Qatari capital Doha on Thursday and Friday, were serious and constructive and took place in a positive atmosphere, the statement said. Senior government officials from
Egypt, the United States and Qatar will meet in Cairo soon in the hope of reaching an agreement in line with the terms proposed on last Friday.
