• Israeli media has reported that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has recalled all members of his negotiating delegation in Doha involved in ceasefire talks.
• Israeli media has reported the talks have reached a dead end after Hamas demanded US guarantees of a permanent end to the genocide.
Israeli Prime Minister was reported today to have recalled all members of his negotiating delegation in Doha, Qatar, who were involved in the ceasefire talks with Hamas, according to a report by “Israel Hayom”.
An Israeli official cited by Hayom said that the talks had reached a dead end after Hamas asked for US guarantees to end the genocide.
Israel and Hamas had agreed to a ceasefire that was enacted on January 19 for the release of all hostages and a permanent end to the genocide.
Israel, however, violated the ceasefire on March 2nd by implementing a total blockade on the Gaza Strip, leaving Gaza without a single truck of aid for 11 weeks.
Even with Israel’s blockade on Gaza, Hamas had not launched any attack and continued to offer to release hostages in exchange for humanitarian aid.
Israel, however, later started a new military campaign against Gaza on March 18 by launching surprise airstrikes, officially shattering the ceasefire agreement made with Hamas.
Since March, Palestinian livelihoods had deteriorated even more, with the UN reporting that 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza were now at ‘catastrophic levels’ of hunger, meaning they are at risk of dying of hunger or hunger-related diseases, while another 1 million were at emergency levels.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu had said on May 1 that the return of hostages is important, but the war’s ‘supreme goal’ is victory over enemies, referring to Hamas and Israel’s other adversaries.
He said: “The war has a supreme goal, and the supreme goal is victory over our enemies, and this we will achieve.”
Israel’s move to withdraw from ceasefire negotiations in Doha comes amidst growing frustration by the international community with the UK, Canada and France releasing a rare joint statement on Monday threatening to take “concrete action” if there is no entrance of humanitarian aid and Israel doesn’t cease its genocide.
In the joint statement the countries said: “We will not stand by while the Netanyahu government pursues these egregious actions.
“If Israel does not cease the renewed military offensive and lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid, we will take further concrete actions in response.”
Even from Israel’s closest ally, the United States, there is growing frustration in the Trump administration of Israel’s genocide.
According to a report released on Tuesday citing White House officials, Trump pressured Israel to open crossings for humanitarian aid after assistance had been blocked since March.
The report quoted a White House official who said that Trump was “upset” by images of suffering Palestinian children and babies in the Gaza Strip due to the blockade and Israeli strikes and that he “pressed the Israelis to reopen the gates”.
Israel is the biggest recipient of US military aid, receiving approximately $3.3 billion a year.
There is growing sentiment amongst both sides of the US political system over whether the US should continue to provide Israel with these weapons knowing they are being used for more than just self-defence while emboldening Israel in its genocidal campaign.
