Culture Minister Miki Zohar tells Channel 12 that a temporary ceasefire deal to release Israeli hostages held in Gaza is “not on the agenda” ahead of today’s cabinet meeting.
“There’s a clear decision of the State of Israel, and in my opinion it may be expressed in a clearer way in the coming days: Full deal only,” Zohar told Channel 12 last night. “There’s no possibility anymore of a partial deal. Israel has made a decision that a partial deal is not on the agenda. The only thing on the agenda is ending the war, together, of course, with bringing back all of the hostages and demilitarizing the Strip.”
Zohar’s comments come two weeks after Hamas said it had accepted the outline of a 60-day ceasefire deal that would see the release of 10 living Israeli captives, of the 48 hostages still held by terror groups in Gaza, at least 20 of whom are thought by Israel to be alive.
The government has not provided a response to that ceasefire offer and has pushed ahead with its plans to conquer Gaza City. It was not expected to consider the agreement at today’s meeting.
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