{"id":2335743,"date":"2024-09-02T17:49:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T21:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-refuses-to-budge-on-ceasefire-deal-despite-hostage-killings-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-02T17:52:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T21:52:00","slug":"netanyahu-refuses-to-budge-on-ceasefire-deal-despite-hostage-killings-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-refuses-to-budge-on-ceasefire-deal-despite-hostage-killings-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu refuses to budge on ceasefire deal despite hostage killings &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetanyahu-refuses-to-budge-on-ceasefire-deal-despite-hostage-killings-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2335743&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains steadfast against finalizing a ceasefire deal \u2062with Hamas,\u200c even in\u2062 the wake of\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-arrest-suspect-in-serial-killings-of-homeless-people\/\" title=\"Suspect apprehended for serial killings of homeless individuals\">recent\u2064 killings<\/a> of hostages, \u2063which have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nypd-officers-attacked-by-migrant-mob-in-times-square\/\" title=\"NYPD officers assaulted by migrant group in Times Square\">ignited public outrage<\/a> and protests in Israel. Despite acknowledging the\u2062 urgency of \u200cfreeing the hostages, Netanyahu emphasized\u2063 the \u200bnecessity of keeping the \u2064Philadelphi corridor under Israeli control, calling it vital to\u200d preventing Hamas from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/semper-infidelis-former-marine-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-weapons-ammunition-to-mexican-drug-cartel\/\" title=\"\u2018Semper Infidelis\u2019: Former Marine Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Weapons, Ammunition To Mexican Drug Cartel\">smuggling weapons<\/a>. The deaths of six hostages,\u200b including 23-year-old\u200d Hersh \u200dGoldberg-Polin, have intensified pressure \u200con the \u200dIsraeli\u200c government, with\u2063 U.S.\u2063 officials also\u200d urging for a\u200c resolution. Protests\u2064 have erupted across the country,\u2064 demanding action and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-terrorists-will-get-billions-of-dollars-before-congress-can-review-new-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"Iranian Terrorists Will Get Billions of Dollars Before Congress Can Review New Nuclear Deal\">hostage deal<\/a>,\u200b all while Netanyahu continues to \u200breject immediate \u2063concessions, prompting speculation about possible U.S. \u2064intervention in the discussions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Netanyahu refuses to budge&nbsp;on ceasefire deal despite hostage killings<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1735567\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israeli<\/a> Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> denied growing calls to get a ceasefire agreement finalized following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas&rsquo;s<\/a> killings of several hostages over the weekend.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Netanyahu said he believes it&rsquo;s a necessity that the Israeli-controlled Philadelphi corridor, a strip of land along the Gazan border with Egypt, remains under Israeli control as a part of a ceasefire deal. Israel has long claimed Hamas smuggles weapons into Gaza through tunnels underneath the border.<\/p>\n<p>He called the corridor &ldquo;the oxygen of Hamas,&rdquo; given its importance in ensuring Hamas can&rsquo;t smuggle weapons and other supplies underground.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli prime minister said he recognized the importance of freeing the remaining hostages but refused to budge: &ldquo;No one is more committed to freeing the hostages than me. But no one will preach to me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Six Israeli hostages were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/body-of-n-h-boy-ellijah-lewis-found-in-mass\/\" title=\"Body of N.H. boy Ellijah Lewis found in Mass.\">recently found dead<\/a> in Gaza, sparking fury among some of the Israeli populace and prompting large protests throughout the country. The White House has also continued to push Netanyahu to reach a deal with Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Among the dead hostages included Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old Israeli American who was spotlighted at the Democratic National Convention when his parents spoke about his capture and called for his release. His mother and father, Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jonathan Polin, delivered his eulogy in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Amidst the inexplicable agony, terror, anguish, desperation, and fear, we became absolutely certain that you were coming home to us alive. But it was not to be,&rdquo; Rachel Goldberg-Polin said in her eulogy. &ldquo;If there was something we could&rsquo;ve done to save you and we didn&rsquo;t think of it, I beg your forgiveness. We tried so very hard, deeply, and desperately. I&rsquo;m sorry.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/POTUS\/status\/1830253028378595628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> he was &ldquo;devastated and outraged&rdquo; at Hersh Goldberg-Polin&rsquo;s death in a statement on X. On Monday, he responded &ldquo;no,&rdquo; to a question on whether Netanyahu had done enough to secure an agreement with Hamas. Some of the hostages killed over the weekend, including Hersh Goldberg-Polin, were expected to be released in a deal.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Biden&rsquo;s remark, U.S. officials said last month that Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=washington+examiner+israel+bridging+agreed&amp;rlz=1C5GCCM_en&amp;oq=washington+examiner+israel+bridging+agreed&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRhA0gEINjQ1NmowajeoAgCwAgA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>agreed<\/a> to the bridging proposal and the onus was on Hamas to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>The ceasefire talks have continued, and Biden may offer a &ldquo;take it or leave it&rdquo; deal to Israel as soon as this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/biden-netanyahu-not-enough-hostage-deal-israel-hamas-rcna169215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>While Netanyahu may resist the United States&rsquo;s wishes for an immediate deal, Israeli citizens took particular issues with the deaths of the hostages. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cze5x793569o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Thousands<\/a> of the nation&rsquo;s citizens took to the streets to protest and to demand a hostage deal with Hamas. The protests were mainly peaceful, but protesters broke through police lines at different points, and additional measures such as water cannons were needed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People attend a rally demanding a ceasefire deal and the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip after the deaths of six hostages in Palestinian territory in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo\/Ariel Schalit)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hamas&rsquo;s response to the hostage killings blamed the advance of the Israel Defense Forces on its positions. In a message posted to Telegram, Hamas spokesman Abu Obaida said soldiers assigned to the prisoners were instructed to deal &ldquo;with them&rdquo; if the IDF got too close.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hamas had a harsh message for Netanyahu about what would happen if he can&rsquo;t propose a hostage deal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Netanyahu&rsquo;s insistence on liberating the prisoners through military pressure instead of concluding a deal will mean that they will return to their families inside coffins, and their families will have to choose whether they are dead or alive,&rdquo; the spokesman said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1735567\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1735567\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed increasing demands for a ceasefire agreement after Hamas killed several hostages over the weekend. He emphasized the importance of maintaining Israeli control over the Philadelphi corridor, a strip of land along the Gaza-Egypt border, as part of any ceasefire arrangement. Netanyahu argued that this corridor is crucial for preventing Hamas from smuggling weapons and supplies into Gaza, referring to it as &#8220;the oxygen of Hamas.&#8221; While he acknowledged the significance of freeing the remaining hostages, he firmly stated his commitment to this cause without yielding to external pressures: &#8220;No one is more committed to freeing the hostages than me. But no one will preach to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The recent deaths of six Israeli hostages in Gaza have ignited outrage among many Israelis and led to widespread protests across the country. The White House has also been urging Netanyahu to negotiate with Hamas. Among those killed was Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old Israeli American whose parents had previously highlighted his capture at the Democratic National Convention while calling for his release. During his eulogy in Jerusalem, Rachel Goldberg-Polin expressed her heartbreak and regret: \u201cIf there was something we could\u2019ve done to save you&#8230; I beg your forgiveness.\u201d President Joe Biden expressed being &#8220;devastated and outraged&#8221; by Hersh&#8217;s death and responded negatively when asked if Netanyahu had done enough for an agreement with Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Some hostages who were killed were anticipated to be released in a potential deal. Despite Biden&#8217;s comments, U.S. officials indicated last month that Israel had accepted a bridging proposal and that it was now up to Hamas to respond similarly. Ongoing ceasefire discussions may lead Biden to present Israel with an ultimatum soon.<\/p>\n<p>While Netanyahu appears resistant to immediate U.S.-backed negotiations, public sentiment in Israel has turned against him following these hostage deaths; thousands have protested demanding action regarding hostage releases from Hamas. Although most demonstrations remained peaceful, some protesters clashed with police forces requiring additional measures like water cannons.<\/p>\n<p>In response from their side regarding these killings, a spokesperson for Hamas attributed blame on advancing Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) troops near their positions and warned that continued military pressure would result in more fatalities among prisoners rather than successful negotiations: \u201cNetanyahu\u2019s insistence on liberating prisoners through military means will mean they return home only in coffins.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2335744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Netanyahu.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13427,39929,32726,6524],"class_list":["post-2335743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ceasefire","tag-hostage-killings","tag-middle-east","tag-netanyahu"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Netanyahu.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2335743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2335744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2335743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2335743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2335743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}