Benjamin Netanyahu
The finance minister called it “an important step in the right direction.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that no goods or supplies would enter the enclave until further notice, reaffirming that Jerusalem will not agree to a ceasefire without the release of its hostages.
According to the framework put forward by Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, half of the remaining hostages in Gaza, both living and deceased, would be freed on the first day.
“If the regime harms the Druze, it will be harmed by us,” Netanyahu and Katz said in joint statement.
The incoming IDF chief is devising a plan to “eradicate Hamas” with more than 50,000 soldiers and a reduction of aid, Israeli sources say.
Despite the opportunities showered on the Jewish state by the U.S. president, Israel seems to be mired, more than ever, in defeatism and political inertia.
The decision comes ahead of next week’s visit to the region by Trump Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff.
Trump’s government efficiency czar retweeted a post about a film alleging that the cases against Israel’s leader were political lawfare.
Countering claims by former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, the Mossad chief said that the operation was far more effective than it would have been if conducted months earlier.
The president imagines the war-torn coastal enclave as a tourist paradise, including a luxury hotel named “Trump Gaza.”
“I think it is a completely absurd idea that an Israeli prime minister cannot visit the Federal Republic of Germany,” said Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany’s next prime minister.
Israeli troops will remain in key territories in Lebanon until the Lebanese army fulfills the terms of the truce agreement, said the Israeli premier.
