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Mint
36 minutes ago
- Mint
Netanyahu now wants war's end, ties it to Gaza takeover and hostage deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, August 21, that he visited the Gaza Division to approve the Israeli Defence Force's plans to seize control of Gaza City and defeat Hamas. He added that he had also instructed officials to begin immediate negotiations for the release of all hostages and to work toward ending the war under terms acceptable to Israel. "I came today to the Gaza Division in order to approve the plans that the IDF presented to me and to the defense minister for taking control of Gaza City and for defeating Hamas," Netanyahu said. "At the same time, I instructed to begin immediate negotiations for the release of all our hostages and for ending the war under conditions acceptable to Israel," he added. The announcement by Netanyahu came several days after Hamas said it had agreed to a ceasefire proposal that would see half of the hostages released and kick off talks to end the war and free the rest. This also came just as Netanyahu has approved the plans for the military takeover of the Gaza city. Although Jerusalem had earlier approved the framework, Netanyahu has now insisted that Israel will halt fighting only as part of a comprehensive deal covering all 50 remaining captives. It remains unclear whether his Thursday remarks signaled any real shift in the negotiations. A spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office told Times of Israel that there were no immediate plans to dispatch an Israeli delegation, while a senior official later clarified that envoys would be sent once a venue for the talks was decided. The deal pushed by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, would commit the terror group to release 10 living hostages and the bodies of 18 of the slain hostages in exchange for a 60-day ceasefire and release of hundreds of Palestinian security prisoners. It was proposed that during the ceasefire, talks would begin for a permanent end to the war and the release of the remaining 22 hostages, Times of Israel reported. Israel had earlier approved a similar framework but has yet to respond to the offer. Netanyahu has not rejected the framework leaving open the possibility of both a negotiated settlement and a military escalation.
Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
Hell Gaza
Israel is tearing apart Palestine. US is okay with it. Other countries are only saying nice things As Israel begins its operation to occupy Gaza City with its 1mn residents, the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave can only get worse. The situation in Gaza is already dire after nearly two years of the conflict. Mass starvation deaths – including those of children – are being reported. Almost all of Gaza has been flattened by the Israeli military, which now occupies 75% of the enclave. Aid into Gaza is down to a trickle thanks to Israel's restrictions. Yet, the Israeli war cabinet voted earlier this month to authorise the operation against Gaza city, despite reservations by Israel's military chief. This clearly shows that Netanyahu and his ultra-right-wing coalition will stop at nothing to demolish the idea of a Palestine state. In fact, troubling measures are afoot in West Bank as well. This week, a controversial construction project that would see the building of 3,400 housing units and practically bisect West Bank was approved by Israeli authorities. Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich called the project a significant step that erases the 'two-state delusion'. All of this is being done with the concurrence of US. Note, Hamas recently accepted a new ceasefire proposal that would release 10 living hostages. But Netanyahu has decided to ignore this and move ahead with the Gaza City operation. Of course, Trump can bring Tel Aviv to heel if he wants to. But his MAGA base is against this. Arab leaders, meanwhile, appear to be only expressing concern for Palestinians. Some Arab regimes may not be too unhappy if Tel Aviv 'makes' the Palestine 'issue' go away. US also is using Israel to make strategic gains in West Asia – remember Syria, Lebanon, Iran – at the expense of Russia, which is stuck in the Ukraine war. As these international strategic games go on, Palestinians are bearing the brunt of IDF attacks. They have been reduced to subhuman conditions as much of the world sheds tears but professes helplessness. Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email This piece appeared as an editorial opinion in the print edition of The Times of India.
United News of India
4 hours ago
- United News of India
Israeli PM slams Australian premier Anthony Albanese for ‘appeasement' of terrorists, calls him a ‘weak leader'
Jerusalem, Aug 21 (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, attacking his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese for his decision to formally recognise Palestine, slammed Canberra's 'appeasement' of terror groups and their supporters in the West. Vowing to continue with the military offensive launched in Gaza, the Israeli premier maintained that he will press on with the current course of action, and occupy Gaza militarily, regardless of whether Hamas surrenders or agrees to release hostages, reports Times Of Israel. 'We're going to do that anyway. That there was never a question that we're not going to leave Hamas there,' he said, adding that the war 'could end today' if the terror group 'lays down its arms and releases the remaining 50 hostages, at least 20 of which are alive.' 'I'm sure he has a reputable record as a public servant, but I think his record is forever tarnished by the weakness that he showed in the face of these Hamas terrorist monsters,' Netanyahu said of Albanese in an interview with Sky News Australia. 'When the worst terrorist organisation on earth, these savages who murdered women, raped them, beheaded men… when these people congratulate the prime minister of Australia, you know something is wrong.' Netanyahu upped his war of words, stating that the Australian action of recognising Palestine was a betrayal of its ties with Jerusalem, calling Albanese 'a weak politician' on his X on Tuesday. Responding to this on Wednesday, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke retorted that the concept of strength was beyond than simply 'how many people you can blow up or how many children you can leave hungry.' Netanyahu claimed that Israel is 'on the verge of completing this war,' echoing his earlier statements on the war ending. The Israeli premier has been making the same claim since February 2024, first arguing that conquering the southern Gaza city of Rafah would end the intense fighting within weeks, and later claiming in April the very same year that victory in the war was 'a step away.' The Israeli PM's actions to conquer the entire strip – of which it already controls over 75%- has been heavily condemned internationally, and has not been met with unanimous approval either, finding detractors in both the IDF and the political opposition. However, that has barely deterred the premier from his course of action, who labelled Gaza as the home of Hamas, and said that its conquest was imperative to ending the 22-month-long war, comparing it to the Allied Forces' conquest of Berlin. UNI XC ANV GNK
