Fearing the end of his coalition, Netanyahu edges toward Rafah operation over hostage deal

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Haaretz | Israel News

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A Rafah operation will endanger the hostages and probably not topple Hamas ■ The government endorses the intimidation campaign against the hostages' families but fails to aid the displaced people of the north ■ Hezbollah's Nasrallah won't back down as long as Israel is attacking in Gaza

Apr 26, 2024

Apr 26, 2024

The efforts to kick-start the negotiations toward a hostage deal with Hamas resumed this week, following a long period of stalemate. Let's hope it doesn't turn out that the contacts are again taking place in a format of "full speed in neutral," as the saying goes, which is what happened during the recent wasted months, since the completion of the first deal at the end of last November.

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