{"id":20382,"date":"2025-04-22T14:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T11:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=20382"},"modified":"2025-04-22T10:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T07:59:03","slug":"israeli-cabinet-to-discuss-expanding-gaza-operation-and-hostage-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-cabinet-to-discuss-expanding-gaza-operation-and-hostage-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Cabinet to Discuss Expanding Gaza Operation and Hostage Negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After negotiations reached an impasse and Israel\u2019s proposal for a hostage deal was rejected, the Security Cabinet will convene this evening (Tuesday) to discuss expanding the military campaign in the Gaza Strip. One of the questions expected to be raised is whether to set a final deadline for Hamas, establishing a last date for negotiations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intensified fighting<\/strong><br \/>\nThere are differences of opinion among cabinet members regarding how to proceed. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz support gradually increasing military pressure in order to allow talks to continue and potentially reach a hostage deal. Opposing them is Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who is calling for a significantly intensified military offensive aimed at collapsing Hamas rule, in line with the stated goal of the war.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20385\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20385\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20385 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/kabinet2-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/kabinet2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/kabinet2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/kabinet2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/kabinet2-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/kabinet2.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IDF strikes in Beit Lahiya | Photo: Gili Yaari \/ FLASH90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Rejection of the Israeli proposal<\/strong><br \/>\nOfficials in the diplomatic arena had assessed that the renewal of fighting in Gaza and the suspension of humanitarian aid would pressure Hamas into accepting a framework for the release of hostages. However, to date, Hamas has rejected the proposal to release half of the living hostages and dismantle its military capabilities, instead accusing Netanyahu of sabotaging the plan. In a statement Saturday night, the prime minister declared: \u201cIf we surrender to Hamas\u2019s demands now, all our major achievements will be lost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seven-year ceasefire<\/strong><br \/>\nMeanwhile, the British BBC network reported last night that Egypt and Qatar have submitted a new proposal for a hostage deal. According to the plan, Hamas would release all hostages in its custody, Israel would release Palestinian prisoners, and both sides would enter a ceasefire lasting five to seven years.<\/p>\n<p>A senior Palestinian official interviewed by the network said Hamas had expressed willingness to transfer control of the Gaza Strip to any Palestinian entity agreed upon at the regional level. He noted that this could include the Palestinian Authority\u2014an option Netanyahu has rejected for any future role in Gaza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cabinet will meet to discuss intensifying military operations in the Gaza Strip and the continuation of negotiations to release the hostages | Egypt and Qatar are formulating a new proposal for a deal and a ceasefire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":20384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,8,6],"tags":[2176,4524,4525,1476,1477,2658,2047,4526,1765,4522,4003,4523,4521],"class_list":["post-20382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-politics","category-security","tag-bezalel-smotrich","tag-ceasefire-proposal","tag-egypt-and-qatar-mediation","tag-gaza","tag-hamas","tag-hostage-negotiations","tag-humanitarian-aid","tag-idf-strategy","tag-israel-katz","tag-netanyahu-statement","tag-operation-might-and-sword","tag-security-cabinet","tag-the-hostages"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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