Extracts: Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses Israel-Hamas war cease-fire demands as UK limits weapons exports
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will "not give in to pressure" to agree to a cease-fire with Hamas -- 1. in the face of massive protests in Israel 2. as well as US President Biden saying Netanyahu's not doing enough to end the nearly 11 month war in Gaza 3. and Britain's government restricting the sale of some weapons to Israel
Originally Posted by Capri
Just give into murderous and "reckless acts of terrorism"
Speaking Monday after dramatic protests following the killing of six Israeli hostages, Netanyahu said he would not back down on some of his demands in the ongoing cease-fire negotiations aimed at stopping the fighting, at least temporarily, to allow the release of dozens of hostages still held in Gaza
Philadelphi Corridor
Netanyahu insisted that "the achievement of the war's objectives" requires Israel to maintain control of the Philadelphi Corridor, the strip of land along the border between southern Gaza and Egypt
Egypt's government has voiced its objection to an Israeli military presence on that border and Hamas has demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal from the area as part of any cease-fire agreement
Netanyahu has made control of the strip between Gaza and Egypt a condition in ceasefire negotiations
options other than an Israeli military presence on the Philadelphi Corridor
Experts have suggested technological solutions including surveillance and ground sensors could effectively control efforts to rebuild Hamas’s smuggling tunnels -- Sure thing "ironclad" guarantee! as was evident! 07 October 2023 massacre
UK restricting the sale of some weapons to Israel
The UK government announced Monday that it would suspend some of its arms exports to Israel, citing a "clear risk" that the weapons could be used in violation of international humanitarian law
The UK government said it was suspending 30 of the approximately 350 licenses for items being used in the current conflict
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"The UK continues to support? Israel's right to self-defense in accordance with international law" British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, described the UK government’s decision to suspend around 30 out of 350 export licences to Israel as "shameful" and "misguided"
But human rights groups have called for the suspension of all new and existing licenses to Israel, saying the new restrictions are full of loopholes
Thanks! Britain for hand-cuffing Israel and boosting the terrorists -- whilst Arms to the terrorists are pouring in unrestricted, into their already boundless Arsenal cache
