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Ending Gaza war now would keep Hamas in power, says Netanyahu
The Prime Minister hardened his rejection of Hamas demands for an end to the Gaza war
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hardened his rejection of Hamas demands for an end to the Gaza war in exchange for the freeing of hostages. He said on Sunday that an end to the war would keep Hamas in power and pose a threat to Israel.
Netanyahu said Israel was willing to pause fighting in Gaza in order to secure the release of hostages still being held by Hamas, believed to number more than 130.
"But while Israel has shown willingness, Hamas remains entrenched in its extreme positions, first among them the demand to remove all our forces from the Gaza Strip, end the war, and leave Hamas in power," Netanyahu said. "Israel cannot accept that."
"Hamas would be able to achieve its promise of carrying out again and again and again its massacres, rapes and kidnapping," he added.
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In Cairo, Hamas leaders held a second day of truce talks with Egyptian and Qatari mediators, with no apparent progress reported as the group maintained its demand that any agreement must end the war in Gaza, Palestinian officials said.
Israel's military offensive, in response to a Hamas attack, has killed more than 34,600 Palestinians, according to the health ministry in Gaza. The bombardment has devastated much of the coastal enclave and caused a humanitarian crisis.
The war began after an assault by Hamas on southern Israel on Oct. 7 in which 1,200 people were killed and 252 hostages taken, according to Israeli tallies.
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