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Israeli official: A ceasefire will be judged by reality on the ground, not words

10 May 2023, 7:24 pm Edit
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, NSA chief Tzachi Hanegbi, and the prime minister's military secretary General Avi Gil assessing the situation in the military headquarters in Tel Aviv on May 10, 2023. (Haim Zach/GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, NSA chief Tzachi Hanegbi, and the prime minister's military secretary General Avi Gil assessing the situation in the military headquarters in Tel Aviv on May 10, 2023. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Responding to reports that Egypt has brokered a ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic Jihad in Gaza, an Israeli official says they are waiting to see results on the ground.

The senior official tells Hebrew media that “a ceasefire will be judged only by actions on the ground, not by words.”

Israel has not officially confirmed truce talks.

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