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Does the proposed deal not violate our contract with all citizens of the state?
“If Israelis don’t control it, they don’t control Gaza,” Middle East analyst Daniel Pipes says of the Philadelphi Corridor.
Many Palestinian detainees will resume terrorist attacks, former Israel Prison Service assistant commissioner says.
Itamar Ben-Gvir said his party would leave the government if the hostages deal, which he termed a “prize for terror,” went through.
Two fringe, anti-Israel activist-journalists were removed from the State Department press briefing after accusing the secretary of state of complicity in war crimes for supporting Israel.
“A few minutes ago, I received the final word that all obstacles have been overcome,” the former War Cabinet observer said.
The Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem will host an event for the U.S. presidential inauguration.
The White House remains confident that the ceasefire can still be implemented on Sunday.
The Jewish state’s enemies treated the truce as a victory. Israel’s allies called it a chance to “break the cycle of violence.”
“You are directly responsible for all the blood that will be shed,” bereaved father Eliyahu Libman said in remarks directed to the Israeli government.
Senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya also thanked Turkey, South Africa, Algeria, Russia, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Belgium, Spain and Ireland for their support.
“If they need to go back in, we’re with them. If Hamas doesn’t live up to the terms of this agreement, we are with them.”
