For Israel it must be total destruction, for Blinken there can be no license for dehumanization. They contrast like this Israel's positions and the US secretary of state visiting the territories. The Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu rejects the truce plan put forward by the Palestinian group, which envisaged three phases of ceasefire lasting 45 days each, and announces that Israel will continue the war until the "total destruction" of the Islamic faction. The US Secretary of State responds to this Antony blinken saying that the Hamas attacks of October 7th do no harm to Israel “the license to dehumanize others.”
Netanyahu orders the army to advance towards Rafah, one step away from Egypt
The words of the Israeli Prime Minister are immediately translated into a concrete act with the order for the army to advance towards Rafah, in the south of the Strip, one step away from Egypt. Netanyahu argued that “only military pressure works to free the hostages. Our soldiers did not fall in vain." And he reiterated that the goal is "total victory for Israel". On the other side flash he says he warned the Israeli prime minister against actions that "inflame tensions". He met with him before the press conference and urged him to consider civilians "first and foremost" in any operation in Rafah. A new round of hostage talks begins today in Egypt.
Meanwhile, a senior Hamas official, Sami Abu Zuhri, said Netanyahu's statements demonstrate "a form of political bluster, which indicates his intention to continue the conflict." Hamas is "ready to face all options", added Abu Zuhri, as reported by the Guardian. New vote in the US Senate today on aid to Israel and Ukraine
