Israel pounds Gaza after Biden outlines ceasefire plan
The Hindu
Israeli forces hammered Rafah in southern Gaza with tanks and artillery on June 1, hours after U.S. President Joe Biden said Israel was offering a new roadmap towards a full ceasefire.
Israeli forces hammered Rafah in southern Gaza with tanks and artillery on June 1, hours after U.S. President Joe Biden said Israel was offering a new roadmap towards a full ceasefire.
Shortly after Mr. Biden's announcement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted his country would still pursue the war until it had reached all its aims.
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He reiterated that position, saying that "Israel's conditions for ending the war have not changed: the destruction of Hamas's military and governing capabilities, the freeing of all hostages and ensuring that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel".
Hamas, meanwhile, said it "views positively" the Israeli plan laid out by Mr. Biden.
In his first major address outlining a possible end to the nearly eight-month war, the U.S. President said Israel's three-stage offer would begin with a six-week phase that would see Israeli forces withdraw from all populated areas of Gaza.
It would also see the "release of a number of hostages... in exchange for (the) release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners".
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