The Israeli war council will meet today on the hostages and the Rafah plan

Israel's war council will meet today to discuss a Gaza truce proposal to free some hostages held by Hamas, as well as the prospect of a military operation in the southern tip of the Palestinian enclave, home to many displaced Palestinians, a government source said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war council is tentatively scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. local time (and Greek time) and will be followed by a meeting of the broader security council, according to the source, who was not named. Israel generally does not publish information about the meetings of the two councils. Israel is awaiting a response from Hamas on the latest ceasefire proposal presented by Egyptian mediators, which may lead to the release of some of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas fighters on October 7 during their attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gauze. Previous attempts at a ceasefire have run up against Hamas's demand for a commitment to […]
Source: News Beast

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