According to the media: Netanyahu once agreed to withdraw troops from parts of Gaza but has now changed his mind.
Xinhua News Agency Jerusalem, August 9 (Reporter Chen Junqing, Pang Xinyi) According to a report by Israel's Channel 12 on the 9th, Prime Minister Netanyahu had previously agreed to a limited withdrawal of the Israeli military from three areas near Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, but on the same day "changed his mind."
The report cited Israeli security officials as saying that Netanyahu and Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi attended relevant consultations last week to discuss the withdrawal from the Rafah area, and both Israel and the United States had approved the related withdrawal plan. However, the Israel Defense Forces and security agencies learned from the media on the 9th that "(Netanyahu) changed his mind."
Multiple Israeli media outlets reported on the 9th that Netanyahu stated during a cabinet meeting that Israel rejects the so-called "peace committee" proposed by the United States regarding the Gaza peace plan, and stated that the Israeli military will not withdraw from the Gaza Strip until the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) is truly disarmed.
Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu's change in stance has left Israeli security agencies quite "surprised." (End)
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu reversed his earlier agreement to withdraw troops from three areas near Rafah in the Gaza Strip on August 9. This decision came after discussions with military leaders and was unexpected for Israeli security agencies. Netanyahu also rejected a U.S.-proposed peace plan, stating that troops would not withdraw until Hamas was fully disarmed.
- Netanyahu initially agreed to withdraw troops from three areas near Rafah in Gaza.
- He reversed this decision on the same day.
- The withdrawal plan was approved by both Israel and the U.S.
- Netanyahu rejected a U.S.-proposed peace plan for Gaza.
- Israeli security agencies were surprised by Netanyahu's change of stance.