Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said tonight that the radical Palestinian group "Hamas" should not perceive Israel's intention to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip as "weakness", after his office announced the call for consultations by Israeli negotiators from Doha, reported Agence France-Presse, quoted by BTA.
"We are working to reach a new agreement to free the hostages. If "Hamas" "However, if it sees our intention to do this as a weakness, as an opportunity to impose terms of surrender on us that would endanger the State of Israel, it is seriously mistaken," Netanyahu said at a ceremony in Jerusalem.
An Israeli official said on Monday that Hamas's response to a Gaza ceasefire proposal was not enough to make progress, but Israel intends to continue the talks, Reuters reported.