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PM Netanyahu ‘in difficulties internally’ over restarting Gaza war: Analysis Al Jazeera English

 

Meron Rapoport, editor of the Local Call news site in Tel Aviv, says that while the Israeli government is downplaying the direct contact between Hamas and the Trump administration, the discussions are important. “We have to remember Israel has been dialoguing with Hamas for many years but not directly, always through intermediaries. Direct talks are an interesting development, and I think Israel is viewing it with quiet concern,” Rapaport told Al Jazeera. Despite the Gaza ceasefire now stalled with Israel refusing to enter its second phase, the Israeli government appears to be reluctant to restart the fighting, he said, noting only 9 percent of the Israeli public in a recent poll wanted to go back to war. “It did not go further than this blockade and did not really go back into bombing as some may have feared. Prime Minister Netanyahu knows he’s in difficulties internally, and if the US is conducting negotiations with Hamas behind the scenes, it makes things even more difficult.”