Israel is ready to start talking about the next part of the deal to stop fighting in Gaza. This includes swapping the remaining Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. Israel’s Foreign Minister, Gideon Saar, said that they want Gaza to be completely disarmed.
Even though talks should have begun before the first part of the ceasefire ends on March 2, Qatar mentioned that nothing official has started yet. Saar stressed that Israel will not allow a situation similar to Hezbollah in Lebanon to happen in Gaza. They insist there must be no weapons in Gaza and that the Palestinian Authority should not have a role there.
He also mentioned that Israel knows about a plan from some Arab countries that aims to undermine a past U.S. proposal to manage Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes this new plan is worth considering. However, Saar made it clear that Israel does not agree with any plan that would give control of Gaza from Hamas to the Palestinian Authority.
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