By way of Emily RoseJERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli High Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected prerequisites introduced by means of Hamas to finish the struggle and liberate hostages that would come with Israel’s whole withdrawal and leaving Hamas in energy in Gaza.As Israeli planes resumed bombing Khan Younis within the southern Gaza Strip, senior Hamas reputable Sami Abu Zuhri advised Reuters the Israeli chief’s refusal to finish the army offensive in Gaza “method there is not any probability for the go back of the (Israeli) captives.””In trade for the discharge of our hostages, Hamas calls for the tip of the struggle, the withdrawal of our forces from Gaza, the discharge of the entire murderers and rapists,” Netanyahu mentioned in a commentary. “And leaving Hamas intact.””I reject outright the phrases of give up of the monsters of Hamas,” Netanyahu mentioned.Below a deal brokered in past due November by means of america, Qatar and Egypt, greater than 100 of the estimated 240 hostages taken captive to Gaza throughout an assault by means of Hamas militants on Oct. 7 had been freed in trade for the discharge of 240 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.Since then, Netanyahu has confronted mounting force to safe the discharge the 136 hostages who stay in captivity.The Hostages and Lacking Individuals Households Discussion board demanded in a commentary that Netanyahu “obviously state that we can now not abandon civilians, squaddies, and others abducted within the October debacle.””We should advance the deal now,” it mentioned. “If the top minister comes to a decision to sacrifice the hostages, he must display management and in truth proportion his place with the Israeli public.”Kin of the hostages at a protest outdoor Netanyahu’s place of dwelling demanded motion.”We’d like the federal government to now repair the issue that they have got created and get those hostages house instantly, mentioned Jon Polin, father of Hersh Goldberg-Polin.Netanyahu additionally took a more potent line at the factor of Palestinian statehood than earlier than.”I will be able to now not compromise on complete Israeli safety keep an eye on of all territory west of the Jordan River,” he mentioned.U.S. President Joe Biden mentioned on Friday he spoke with Netanyahu about conceivable answers for introduction of an unbiased Palestinian state, suggesting one trail may contain a non-militarized govt.Netanyahu seemed on Saturday to thrust back in opposition to Biden’s remarks about Palestinian statehood after the struggle in opposition to Hamas in Gaza ends as the 2 males don’t see eye-to-eye on Palestinians having a state, an answer Biden has advocated to reach long-term peace.Within the commentary on Sunday, Netanyahu repeated that he would insist upon “complete Israeli safety keep an eye on over the entire territory west of Jordan.”Netanyahu mentioned he had firmly stood as much as “global and interior pressures” to modify this place and would proceed to take action.”My insistence is what avoided for years the status quo of a Palestinian state that will have posed an existential risk to Israel,” he mentioned.(Reporting by means of Emily Rose; further reporting by means of Reuters TV and David Brunnstrom in Washington; modifying by means of Giles Elgood and Richard Chang)
