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Israel-Gaza war live: Hopes rise for ceasefire and hostage release deal despite Israeli strikes in Gaza

Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 18 people overnight as Israel and Hamas appeared to be coming closer to a ceasefire deal

The far-right Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has described the prospective of a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas as “terrible”, and called on Israel’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich to join him in opposing it.

In a lengthy post to social media, Ben-Gvir said doing a deal would “erase the war achievements that have been achieved with much blood by our fighters, so far, in the Gaza Strip.”

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 18 people overnight as Israel and Hamas appeared to be coming closer to a ceasefire dealThe far-right Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has described the prospective of a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas as “terrible”, and called on Israel’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich to join him in opposing it.In a lengthy post to social media, Ben-Gvir said doing a deal would “erase the war achievements that have been achieved with much blood by our fighters, so far, in the Gaza Strip.” Continue reading…