Israel, Hamas to enter the second stage of elimination soon, said Notanyahu – nationally
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the Israelis and Hamas said that “it is unlikely that they will enter into the second phase of the ceasefire,” After Hamas returned the remnants of the last shipment to Gaza.
Netanyahu spoke during a press conference visiting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and stressed that the phase of Hamas and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, could begin as soon as the end of the month.
Hamas will now hand over the remains of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old policeman who was killed in Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, a controversial attack. His body was taken to Gaza.
The second phase of the cessation also includes the deployment of international forces to protect Gaza and create an interim Palestinian government to work on daily affairs under the supervision of a board of states led by US President Donald Trump.
A senior Hamas official on Sunday told the Associated Press the group is ready to discuss “dismantling or writing down or laying down” its weapons as part of the crackdown in a very difficult time in one of the most difficult situations.
Netanyahu says the second phase will be a challenge
Netanyahu said that few people believe that the first phase of elimination can be achieved, and that the second phase is just difficult.
“As I said to the Chancellor, there is a third phase, and that is to remove Gaza, something that people also believe could not be done in Gama,” he said.
The return of Gvili’s bodies — and Israel’s return of 15 Palestinian bodies in exchange — could fill Trump’s first phase.
Hamas says it could not reach all the remains because they were buried under the rubble of the young men for two annoying years in Gaza. Israel has accused the military of strangling and threatening to continue military operations or withhold humanitarian aid if all are left unreturned.
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A group of families of the kidnappers said in a statement that “We will not be able to proceed to the next stage before Ran Gvili returns home.”
Meanwhile, Israeli Army Staff LT. Gen. Zal Zamir on Sunday called the majority of Israel that separates the majority of Gaza from the rest of the field “new border.”
“We are under operational control of wide parts of the Gaza strip and we will remain within those defense lines,” Zamir said. “The yellow line is the new border line, it serves as the front line of defense for our communities and the line of action.”
Germany says support for Israel has not changed
Merz said that Germany, one of Israel’s closest allies, is helping to initiate the second phase by sending officials and diplomats to the military-military communication center in southern Israel, and by sending humanitarian aid to Gaza.
The Chancellor also said that Germany still believes that a two-zone solution is the best way but that “the German Government remains of the opinion that the recognition of the Palestinian situation can only come at the end of such a process, not at the beginning of such a process, not at the beginning of such a process, not at the beginning of such a process, not at the beginning of such a process, not at the beginning of such a process, not at the beginning.”
The draft Gaza plan leaves the door open to Palestinian independence. Netanyahu has long speculated that creating a Palestinian state would reward Hamas and ultimately lead to a larger Hamas-run state on Israel’s borders.
Netanyahu also said that while he would like to visit Germany, he did not plan a political trip because he was worried about the warrant issued by the international court, last year in relation to the conflict in Gaza.
Merz said there are currently no plans for a tour but he may invite Totanyahu in the future. He also added that he cannot look closely at the money against Israel from the European Union or any plans to renew German festivals that are sent to other countries that are sent to Israel in Israel.
Germany had a temporary ban on exporting Regulating Equipment Exparment Equipment Town, which was lifted after the end began on Oct. 10.
Israel is killing soldiers in Gaza
The Israeli military said it was a deadly war that went to its forces across the yellow line.
Gaza’s health ministry says that Israeli forces have killed more than 370 Palestinians since the beginning of the offensive, and that the bodies of six people were killed in local hospitals in the past.
In the actual Hamas-led attack in 2023, the army killed almost 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostages. Almost all of the hostages or their remains have been returned by suspension or similar.
Israel’s offensive in Gaza has killed at least 70,360 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Service, which operates under the interim government. The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants, but says nearly half of the dead have been women and children. The service is part of the Gaza government of Hamas and its numbers are considered reliable by the UN and other international bodies.
–Grizober reported to Berlin.
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