White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said today that if "Hamas" approved the peace plan for Gaza, the US expects Israel to also accept it, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
"This is an Israeli proposal. We expect that if "Hamas" accept it as it was presented to them, for Israel to approve it," Kirby said in an interview with the "This Week" program. on ABC News TV.
Delegations of the United States and Israel concluded a meeting in Cairo in which Egypt defended the position that Israeli troops must withdraw from the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing in order for it to function again, the Egyptian television "Al-Qahera" reported today news", citing a high-ranking source.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant said today that Israel will not accept "Hamas" to continue to
to govern Gaza at any stage of the process to end the war, and that it is exploring alternatives to governing the Islamist group.
„As we conduct our important military operations, the Department of Defense is simultaneously evaluating alternatives to the governance of Hamas, Gallant said in a statement.
„We will not accept rule by "Hamas" in Gaza at no stage in any process aimed at ending the war," the minister said.
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry of "Hamas" announced today that since the beginning of the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement nearly eight months ago, 36,439 people have died in the Gaza Strip, reported France Press.
At least 60 people have been killed in the past 24 hours, the ministry said in a statement, which also said 82,627 people had been injured in the Palestinian enclave since the war began on October 7.