US EditionNetanyahu Says the Announced Start of Gaza Ceasefire's Next Phase Is 'Declarative Move'
Netanyahu calls the Gaza ceasefire's second phase symbolic due to unresolved issues including disarmament and reconstruction amid ongoing casualties and humanitarian hardship.
- Speaking late Wednesday to hostage relatives, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the U.S.-announced ceasefire phase two as largely symbolic and said the hostage's return remained a top priority.
- The United States announced phase two would focus on demilitarisation, technocratic governance and reconstruction, proposing an apolitical governing committee and an international Board of Peace.
- The United Nations estimated reconstruction will cost over $50 billion and Gaza's population of more than 2 million faces winter hardship lacking temporary housing and basic supplies.
- Israel disputes Palestinian casualty figures and has not provided its own counts, while Palestinians in Gaza question if phase two will ease ongoing war suffering.
- This is the third winter since Oct. 7, 2023, when militants stormed southern Israel, killing around 1,200, and observers question if phase one was fully honored, leaving responsibility to the United States and mediators.
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Six people, including three women, were killed in Israeli attacks in central Gaza today, a day after the United States announced that a fragile ceasefire would enter a second phase.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says the US announcement about the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire is largely symbolic. Netanyahu said late last year that they were waiting for the handover of the last hostage held by Hamas. That hasn't happened yet. Retrieving the hostage's body remains a priority, Netanyahu told the hostage's parents. Yesterday, US envoy Witkoff announced the second phase of the US 20-point plan for Gaza. The new phase con…
Netanyahu casts announced start of Gaza ceasefire's next phase as largely symbolic
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cast the announcement that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would advance to its second phase as largely symbolic. The statement late Wednesday raises questions about how the more challenging elements of the deal will be…
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Netanyahu says the announced start of Gaza ceasefire's next phase is 'declarative move'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cast the announcement that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would advance to its second phase as largely symbolic.
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