Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened the Government Meeting on Sunday, saying: “We are conducting negotiations and not a scenario in which we just give and give. The principles we have determined are vital for the security of Israel.”
“Israel is prepared for any threat – both defensively and offensively. We are determined to defend ourselves and to exact a very high price from any enemy who dares to attack us – from any area whatsoever.
“At the same time, we are engaged in negotiations for the release of our hostages. This is a national mission of the highest order. We are holding very complex negotiations in which the other side is a murderous terrorist organization that is unbridled and obstinate.” Netanyahu emphasized, “Up until now, Hamas has been completely obstinate. It did not even send a representative to the talks in Doha. Therefore, the pressure needs to directed at Hamas and Sinwar, not the Government of Israel.”
Hamas claimed responsibility on Monday for an attempted suicide bombing in a major Israeli city on Sunday as the U.S. warned that current talks are “maybe the last” chance to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza war.
Both Hamas and the Islamic Jihad were responsible for a bombing near a synagogue in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday night, in what Israeli intelligence described as a “terrorist attack.”
The only thing this enemy is serious about is eliminating Israel. No ceasefire with a terrorist entity will last as has been shown time and again.