"For almost two years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gone out of his way to avoid agreeing to a Gaza ceasefire. In November 2023, a deal saw the release of 110 captives taken during Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel. But a week later, Netanyahu refused to extend the ceasefire, leaving the rest of the captives behind. Since then, whenever a ceasefire has seemed to be within reach, Netanyahu has shifted the goalposts."
"In May 2024, Hamas accepted a proposed deal, but Israel denied agreeing and invaded Rafah instead. By September, Netanyahu had introduced a new condition: permanent Israeli control of the Philadelphi Corridor the area between Egypt and Gaza which both Cairo and Hamas rejected. Later, after pushing the position that only a partial deal would be agreed to, Netanyahu changed the parameters and insisted that Israel would only agree to a deal that would see all the captives released"
Benjamin Netanyahu consistently avoided agreeing to a Gaza ceasefire by changing demands and unilaterally undermining deals. A November 2023 agreement released 110 captives, but Netanyahu refused to extend the ceasefire a week later, leaving others behind. When Hamas or mediators neared agreements in May and September 2024, Israel denied or added conditions, including a rejected demand for permanent control of the Philadelphi Corridor. Netanyahu shifted between partial and all-captive release demands and sidestepped allied proposals. Under U.S. pressure in January 2025 a phased ceasefire was accepted, but Israel resumed bombardment and blockade by March and bombed Hamas negotiators in Doha during later talks.
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