Author: Malek Fouda
Published on: 14/03/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
The first stage of a three-phase deal brokered by the US, Qatar and Egypt ended on 1 March. Fighting in Gaza has been halted since mid-January under the first phase. Israel has demanded that Hamas release more Israeli hostages before negotiations begin. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has threatened to bring down the government if Netanyahu enters the second phase of the existing deal and does not resume the war. Hamas has demanded that Israel withdraw its troops from the Philadelphi Corridor. Israeli authorities cut off electricity supply to a desalination plant for drinking water. Israel has described the aid halt as “collective punishment” Netanyahu accuses Hamas of stealing aid in order to prepare for future attacks.
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