by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Correspondent
(Worthy News) – Hamas has rejected the bridge proposal by the Biden Administration called on the U.S. to reverse its “partnership” with Israel and “work seriously” toward stopping the war in Gaza as it accused the U.S. of “complete bias” toward Israel.
Hamas, a terrorist organization, claimed that Biden’s remarks signaled an “American endorsement for the Zionist extremist government to perpetrate further crimes against unarmed civilians.”
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu remarked, “It’s not certain that there will be a deal.”
His comments were made during a meeting with members of the Gvura Forum, an organization representing families of fallen security forces, and the Tikvah Forum, a more hawkish group of hostage families compared to the more prominent and politically left-leaning Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
Netanyahu emphasized his commitment to creating conditions that would “allow for the maximum number of hostages being released in the first stage of the deal.” He added, “I say this clearly: This is an objective that I have set.”
Netanyahu made it clear that he had informed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Israel would not relinquish “the strategic assets it obtained during the war.”
“The first thing is to eliminate Hamas and achieve victory. We are approaching this step by step,” Netanyahu stated.
Netanyahu added, “The other thing is to preserve our strategic security assets in the face of major domestic and foreign pressure, and we are doing so,” referring to the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border, which Israel maintains will prevent the smuggling of weapons and munitions into Gaza by Hamas, as well as maintaining control of the Netzarim Corridor, which cuts off northern Gaza from the rest of the strip.
Israel’s refusal to relinquish control of these corridors has been a major point of contention in the current talks. Hamas cited this issue as one of the reasons for rejecting the latest hostage deal proposal.
“We seized the Philadelphi Corridor and the Rafah Crossing. We are using all necessary force to dismantle Hamas’s rule and its military capability, and this is moving forward,” Netanyahu stated. He further emphasized, “The second thing is that we are, at the same time, making an effort to return the hostages.”
The latest round of negotiations, once viewed optimistically by mediating countries, now appears uncertain. This shift comes after Hamas rejected the proposed deal and U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed that the Hamas leadership was “backing away” from the agreement.
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