New telephone conversation between Biden and Netanyahu
TiscaliNews
06-05-2024 – 17:49
Hamas accepts truce agreement. The leader of the Islamist group, Ismail Haniyeh, informed Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani and the head of Egyptian intelligence Abbas Kamel “of the movement’s approval of their proposal on the six-year ceasefire agreement weeks”. The news was greeted with scenes of joy and shots in the air in Rafah. The green light came unexpectedly. A few hours earlier Skynews Arabia had announced the suspension of negotiations by Hamas.
ISRAEL: IT’S A TRICK, OK HAMAS IS NOT ON THE AGREED PROPOSAL
“A unilateral proposal without Israeli involvement. This is not the draft we discussed with the Egyptians,” a senior Israeli official told the Ynet website, adding that it is “a trick, an exercise by Hamas aimed at presenting Israel as the rejector.” the agreement. Another Israeli source called Hamas’ announcement “unacceptable.”
ISRAELI OPERATION IN RAFAH ALREADY STARTED
Hamas’ decision may therefore not be enough to stop the Israeli military operation in Rafah which has already begun with the bombing of some neighborhoods. Attack that pushed thousands of Rafah residents to leave the eastern part of the city which is located in the southern Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources also reported “the entry of Israeli troops”.
ISRAEL: OPERATION FORWARD IN RAFAH BUT DELEGATION TO CAIRO
Israel decided to send a delegation to Cairo but to continue the operation in Rafah. The prime minister’s office reported this as quoted by the media. “The war cabinet – he said – has unanimously decided that Israel will continue its operation in Rafah to exert military pressure on Hamas”. At the same time, he continued, “even if Hamas’s proposal is far from the necessary requirements for Israel”, a delegation will be sent to Cairo “to explore the possibility of reaching an agreement under conditions acceptable to Israel”.
EGYPT: HAMAS IN CAIRO TOMORROW FOR DETAILS OF THE AGREEMENT
According to high-level Egyptian sources, a Hamas delegation will arrive in Cairo tomorrow morning to discuss the final details of the proposed agreement approved this evening. “The positive spirit with which the movement’s leadership responded when it studied the ceasefire proposal it recently received, and in this same spirit it will travel to Cairo to reach the agreement,” Hamas confirmed to Skynews Arabia.
PRESSING US WITH NETANYAHU
From the USA, official sources have informed that President Joe Biden had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the situation in Gaza. According to media reports, the conversation between Biden and Netanyahu lasted about half an hour. In the phone call, Biden reiterated U.S. concerns about an invasion of Rafah and said reaching a ceasefire with Hamas was the best way to protect the lives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. The US president also asked Netanyahu to immediately reopen the Kerem Shalom crossing, closed after the Hamas attack which killed 4 soldiers.
TiscaliNews
06-05-2024 – 17:49