The Israeli Prime Minister rules out ANYTHING to do with Hamas….
He wants NO self running Palestine anything America and EVERYONE else IS pushing for….
This is NOT gonna work ….
And ….This IS holding the release up of hostages with a ceasefire….
Something HAS gotta give….
Here’s what we know:
Hamas is proposing a three-stage cease-fire that would culminate in the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip — a demand Israeli officials have publicly rejected.
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A key point of contention is whether a cease-fire would be permanent.
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Blinken meets with Netanyahu as he tries to further cease-fire negotiations.
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Senate Democrats seek to salvage an aid bill for Israel and Ukraine.
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Macron condemns ‘largest antisemitic massacre of our century’ at an Oct. 7 tribute to French citizens who died in the assault.
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Biden criticizes Republicans for blocking an immigration bill containing aid for Israel and Gaza….
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Hamas demands for a cease-fire and vowed to press ahead with Israel’s military offensive in Gaza until achieving “absolute victory.”
Netanyahu made the comments Wednesday shortly after meeting the visiting U.S. secretary of state, Antony Blinken, who has been traveling the region in hopes of securing a cease-fire agreement.
“We are on the way to an absolute victory,” Netanyahu said, adding that the operation would last months, not years. “There is no other solution.”
He ruled out any arrangement that leaves Hamas in full or partial control of Gaza. He also said that Israel is the “only power” capable of guaranteeing security in the long term….
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U.S. strike in Baghdad kills key militia commander, officials say
A U.S. airstrike in Baghdad on Wednesday killed a militia commander suspected of plotting attacks on American troops throughout the region, officials said, drawing swift denunciation from the Iraqi military and intensifying calls for ending its partnership with Washington.
The operation targeted a key figure in an Iranian-backed group, Kata’ib Hezbollah, which the Biden administration has blamed for scores of attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria since October, officials said in a statement. American positions have been hit with drones, rockets or missiles at least 168 times in that span. An attack that killed three Army reservists last week in Jordan was the first in this stretch of violence to turn deadly.
U.S. military officials said Wednesday’s strike was carried out about 9:30 p.m. “in response to the attacks on U.S. service members” and resulted in the death of a militia commander “responsible for directly planning and participating” in those attacks. The statement, which does not identify the individual who was killed, said there were no initial indications of civilian casualties….
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