Israel's rejection of the ceasefire plan accepted by Hamas - Operation Rafah will continue
The Islamic organization Hamas announced on the 6th that it had agreed to the ceasefire proposal put forward by the mediator Qatar and Egypt in the ceasefire talks in Gaza in the Palestinian autonomous region, but Israel's wartime cabinet said that the agreement was unanimously rejected, saying that it was far from meeting the requirements. But there are high hopes for an immediate cessation of the fighting.
The Israeli government said it would "continue to act in Rafah to put military pressure on Hamas" while holding talks with the mediator to "explore the possibility of reaching an agreement on acceptable terms." The delegation attended the event. In a follow-up announcement, the Israeli military said it had carried out new airstrikes on Hamas strongholds in the Rafah area of southern Gaza.
Hamas issued a statement on Telegram a few hours ago saying that Supreme Leader Haniyeh had agreed to a proposed ceasefire. Questions quickly quickly arose about the details of the agreement, with both the United States and Israel announcing that they were reviewing Hamas's response.
Israel's wartime cabinet member, former Defense Minister Benny Gantz, said in a Telegram post that Hamas's proposal "does not correspond to the mediator and the discussions we have had so far, and there is a huge gap." But he said the Israeli delegation would hold talks with negotiators in Cairo.
Qatar and Egypt are acting as mediators in the Cairo ceasefire talks to end the war that erupted after Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7 last year.
U.S. President Joe Biden called the invasion of Rafah a "red line" and, along with other senior officials, has repeatedly warned Israel not to launch an invasion without protecting civilians. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who visited Tel Aviv last week, said he had not seen a plan to protect civilians.
Based on the above reasons, Biden urgently held a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the 6th.
The ceasefire proposal was made by Qatar and Egypt and is said to have been reached in close coordination with the United States. UN Secretary-General António Guterres once again urged both sides of the conflict to agree to a ceasefire.
Israel's military operation against Rafah has seriously endangered the lives of large numbers of Gazans, and even the United States, which supports Israel, has warned that it is a "red line". The danger of genocide is growing day by day, and only international pressure can change Israel's hardline position.
In order to avoid further catastrophic civilian massacres and an escalation of genocide, I believe that it is time for all countries, including all, to make a diplomatic effort together to find a ceasefire.
International efforts, such as a strong ceasefire monitoring team, are also important for the ceasefire to be effective.
Judging by the current situation, even if all the remaining hostages are released and there is a temporary truce, the Israeli army and Netanyahu will not stop the air strikes, so the joy of the residents of Gaza will only turn into anger over empty promises.
Netanyahu has no intention of abandoning Israel's goal of completely eliminating Hamas from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and bringing both areas under Israeli military control.
Israel has softened its stance on the suspension of ammunition supplies by the United States, but once the hostages are released, Israeli forces and Netanyahu will be reluctant to expand forced settlements in the West Bank and will also annihilate the Gaza Strip with air strikes.
Hamas has called for a comprehensive ceasefire, but Israel has no intention of stopping its efforts to regain control of the occupied territories in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.