Israel says it should reply to Hamas ‘violation’ of Gaza truce, Hamas denies accountability

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned on Wednesday that Israel would retaliate after a army officer was wounded by a blast in Gaza, whereas Hamas denied accountability, suggesting the explosive system had been left over from the battle.

In a speech at a commencement ceremony for air power pilots, Netanyahu talked about the assault in Rafah, a part of Gaza the place Israeli forces nonetheless function, and mentioned Hamas had made clear it had no plan to disarm as foreseen underneath the October truce deal.

"Israel will reply accordingly," he mentioned.

The Israeli army earlier mentioned that an explosive system had detonated towards a army automobile within the Rafah space and that one officer had been evenly injured.

Hamas mentioned the incident had taken place in an space the place the Israeli army was in full management and that it had warned that explosives remained within the space and elsewhere because the battle, reiterating its dedication to the Oct. 10 ceasefire.

Hamas official Mahmoud Merdawi mentioned in an earlier submit on X that mediators had been knowledgeable concerning the challenge.

Israeli delegation in Cairo An Israeli delegation met officers from mediating international locations in Cairo on Wednesday to debate efforts to return the stays of the final Israeli hostage, police officer Ran Gvili, from Gaza, Netanyahu's workplace mentioned in a while Wednesday.

The delegation included officers from the Israeli army, the Shin Wager home intelligence service and the Mossad intelligence service.

A 20-point plan issued by U.S. President Donald Trump in September requires an preliminary truce adopted by steps in direction of a wider peace. To this point, solely the primary part has taken impact, together with a ceasefire, launch of hostages and prisoners, and a partial Israeli withdrawal.

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Chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton speaks with Nathan Brown of the Carnegie Endowment for Worldwide Peace concerning the challenges nonetheless forward within the peace deal between Israel and Hamas. Plus, Roger Carstens, former U.S. particular presidential envoy for hostage affairs, speaks about what this implies for regional stability. Trump's plan finally requires Hamas to disarm and haven't any governing function in Gaza, and for Israel to tug out. Hamas has mentioned it should hand over arms solely as soon as a Palestinian state is established, which Israel says it should by no means permit.

Violence has subsided however not stopped because the Gaza truce took impact on Oct. 10, with the edges commonly accusing one another of violating the ceasefire. Gaza's Well being Ministry says Israel has killed greater than 400 individuals within the territory because the ceasefire went into impact. Three Israeli troopers have been killed in militant assaults.

Hamas "brazenly declares it has no intention of disarming, in full contradiction to President Trump's 20-point plan," Netanyahu mentioned.

Trump, Netanyahu will meet to debate subsequent part Netanyahu mentioned Hezbollah in Lebanon, which Israel severely weakened in strikes final yr that additionally resulted in a U.S.-brokered truce, additionally had no intention to disarm "and we're addressing that as nicely."

Israel nonetheless must settle accounts with Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen in addition to Iran itself, he added.

"As these outdated threats change kind, new threats come up morning and night. We don't search confrontations, however our eyes are open to each potential hazard," Netanyahu mentioned.

Netanyahu is ready to fulfill with Trump subsequent week, primarily to debate the following part of the U.S. president's Gaza plan.

Hamas mentioned in an announcement in a while Wednesday {that a} delegation led by its chief negotiator, Khalil al-Hayya, had mentioned Gaza with Turkey's international minister in Ankara.

Al-Hayya warned towards what he described because the continuation of Israeli violations of the ceasefire, saying they had been aimed toward hindering the transfer to the following part of the ceasefire deal.