Israel: No Gaza deal until security needs met Israel will not agree to any long-term ceasefire in Gaza at indirect talks in Cairo unless its security needs are clearly met, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. His comments came as Egyptian-brokered talks between Israel and Palestinian factions resumed on Sunday. A five-day truce between the two sides is set to expire on Monday night. The Israeli delegation in Cairo is acting with a very clear mandate to stand firmly on Israels security needs, Netanyahu told ministers at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Only if there is a clear answer to Israels security needs, only then will we agree to reach an understanding, he said, as Israels negotiating team made its way back to Cairo for indirect talks with the Palestinians over a long-term arrangement to end more than a month of bloodshed in Gaza. Al Jazeeras Kimberly Halkett, reporting from West Jerusalem, said the prime minister faces deep divisions within his cabinet on whether to support plans for a long-term ceasefire She said hardliners are opposed to any discussions of the development of a seaport in Gaza, one of the key demands of the Palestinian negotiators
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 10:58:41 +0000
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