Share and Follow
Key Points
- Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hamas of “consequences you cannot imagine” over the release of hostages.
- Hamas accused Israel of sabotaging the truce to avoid talks on ending the war.
- A stabbing attack in Haifa left one dead and four wounded before police killed the assailant.
Speaking in the Israeli parliament on Monday, Netanyahu warned Hamas “there will be consequences that you cannot imagine” if the dozens of hostages held by the group were not released.
A senior Hamas official, Osama Hamdan, accused Israel of actively sabotaging the ceasefire, calling its push for an extension “a blatant attempt to … avoid entering into negotiations for the second phase”.
Other governments in the region as well as the United Nations and some of Israel’s Western allies have spoken against the Israeli decision.
The European Union, Red Cross, and UN chief António Guterres urged Israel to restore aid to Gaza, where war has left most buildings in ruins, displaced nearly the entire population, and triggered widespread hunger, according to the UN.
Arab-Israeli killed in stabbing attack
The stabbings took place at a bus and train station in the port city, home to a mixed Jewish and Arab population.
In Gaza, the Israeli military said it had struck a “suspicious motorised vessel” off the coast of Khan Younis in the south, and in a separate incident, opened fire on two suspects who had approached troops.
Reconstruction plan
Meanwhile, Netanyahu praised Trump’s plan as “visionary and innovative” arguing it was “time to give [Gazans] the freedom to leave”.
