Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to intensify the offensive to pressure Hamas into further concessions.

Netanyahu said in a video message on Wednesday:
“We are now dividing the Strip and we are increasing pressure step by step so they will give us our hostages,”

Netanyahu wants Hamas:
1. to release the 59 remaining Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and aid,
2. but without Israel committing to end the war or pull out troops.

For a final ceasefire deal, Netanyahu:
1. insists Hamas must disarm - a demand the group calls a “red line”
2. and has openly backed plans for Israel to seize security control of Gaza and push Palestinians out.

Hamas:
1. calls for a return to the previously agreed three-stage ceasefire framework
2. and has offered to free all the captives at once in return for a permanent ceasefire.