US backs Israeli stance in hostage talks, but doesn’t confirm Witkoff behind Gaza proposal Jerusalem claims US backs move to push extension of now-expired First phase of ceasefire rather than negotiating Second phase;
Thousands in Jerusalem demand Israel continue ceasefire to release hostages
Israel halts Goods and Supplies, Aid into Gaza, citing Hamas refusal to extend first phase of truce
About time indeed... Enough! with terrorists calling the shots
PM: ‘Humanitarian aid turned into terrorist budget against us’
Israel said Sunday it would not allow any more goods to enter Gaza over what it called Hamas’s refusal to accept a proposal to extend the expiring initial stage of the ceasefire and hostage release deal, and threatened “additional consequences” and a return to war.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government said the move had rock-solid backing from US President Donald Trump’s White House, even as Jerusalem appeared to back away from its previous agreement with Hamas to negotiate a second phase of the ceasefire during which additional hostages would be released and Israel would fully withdraw from Gaza.
the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement Sunday morning: “With the end of phase one of the hostage deal and in light of Hamas’s refusal to accept the [US special envoy Steve] Witkoff outline for continuing talks – to which Israel agreed – Prime Minister Netanyahu has decided that, as of this morning, all entry of goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip will cease,”
