According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “it is Hamas that is preventing an agreement for the release of the hostages.” «Israel – he added – was and still is ready to conclude a truce in the fight to free our kidnapped people». But according to the prime minister, the Islamist faction «remained entrenched in its extreme positions, first of all the request to withdraw all our forces from Gaza. Israel cannot accept it.” «Therefore – he underlined – Israel will not accept Hamas’ demands, which mean surrender, and will continue to fight until all its objectives are achieved». Hezbollah reportedly fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel after the deaths of three civilians following an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon. “Dozens of Katyusha and Falaq rockets”, reports the Iranian-backed body, were launched against Kiryat Shmona “in response to the horrible crime committed by the Israeli enemy in Meiss Ej Jabal”, which killed a couple and their child, yes reads in the note.
Confiscate al Jazeera equipment in the country
In application of the Israeli government’s unanimous decision to stop Al Jazeera in the country, Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi ordered the closure of the offices, the confiscation of the channel’s equipment, possibly including cell phones and the blocking of access to the TV website”. The minister himself made this known, specifying that the orders have been issued now.
