THE EU'S 10 POINT PEACE PLAN FOR ISRAEL-ARABS PEACE.

 THE EU'S 10 POINT PEACE PLAN FOR ISRAEL-ARABS PEACE.

WEEK OF DANIEL 9:27 WE KNOW ITS 7 YRS

Heres the scripture 1 week = 7 yrs Genesis 29:27-29
27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week:(7 YEARS) and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he ( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant (PEACE TREATY) with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE ANIMAL SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

JEREMIAH 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

 1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
 
ISAIAH 33:8
8  The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)

JERUSALEM DIVIDED
GENESIS 25:20-26
20  And Isaac was forty years old (A BIBLE GENERATION NUMBER=1967 + 40=2007+) when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21  And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22  And the children (2 NATIONS IN HER-ISRAEL-ARABS) struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went
to enquire of the LORD.
23  And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels;(ISRAEL AND THE ARABS) and the one people shall be stronger than the other people;(ISRAEL STRONGER THAN ARABS) and the elder shall serve the younger.(LITERALLY ISRAEL THE YOUNGER RULES (ISSAC)(JACOB-LATER NAME CHANGED TO ISRAEL) OVER THE OLDER ARABS (ISHMAEL)(ESAU)
24  And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25  And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.(THE OLDER AN ARAB)
26  And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob:(THE YOUNGER-ISRAELI) and Isaac was threescore (60) years old when she bare them.(1967 + 60=2027)(COULD BE THE LAST GENERATION WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AMOUNG THE 2 TWINS)(THE 2 TWINS WANT JERUSALEM-THE DIVISION OF JERUSALEM TODAY)(AND WHOS IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM TODAY-THE YOUNGER ISSAC-JACOB-ISRAEL)(AND WHO WANTS JERUSALEM DIVIDED-THE OLDER,ESAU-ISHMAEL (THE ARABS)

ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.

DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.

ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.(1/2-3 BILLION DIE IN WW3)

NOW WE GOT THE RIGHT PEACE PLAYER GETTING IN THE PEACE PROCESS. THE EU HAS TO BE THE ONE WHO GUARENTEES ISRAEL SECURITY FOR A 7 YEAR PEACE DEAL. ANY OTHER DEAL BUT A 7 YEAR CONTRACT. WON'T WORK. ITS GOT TO BE A 7 YEAR CONTRACT TO BE THE BIBLE PROPHECY DEAL. AND NO-NO OTHER COUNTRY INVOLVED BUT THE EU WILL WORK.ITS GOT TO BE THE EU LEAD ISRAEL AND MANY ISLAMIC COUNTRIES 7 YEAR PEACE CONTRACT. AND NOW ISRAEL IS MAD AT RUSSIA AND RUSSIA IS MAD AT GERMANY FOR STICKING UP FOR ISRAEL AT THE ICC. WELL THIS RUSSIA-GERMAN COMBINATION WON'T BE AT ODDS FOR LONG. BECAUSE THE BIBLE SAYS RUSSIA AND GERMANY WILL BE WITH EACH OTHER WHEN THE EZEKIEL 38@39 WAR AGAINST ISRAEL IS COME.BUT I BELIEVE GERMANY MUST GET BOOTED OUT OF THE EU AT SOME POINT. BEFORE THE FINAL MARCH TO ISRAEL.BECAUSE WHEN RUSSIA, MUSLIMS MARCH AGAINST ISRAEL. GERMANY WILL ALSO BE DESTROYED IN THAT WAR FOR COMING AGAINST ISRAEL.AND THEN IN MARCH THE 500 MILLION BIRD MIGRATION IS IN ISRAEL. THAT IMPORTANT ALSO, BECAUSE THESES RUSSIA, GERMANM MUSLIM ARMIES WILL EAT THE FLESH OF THIS ARMY AFTER GOD AND ISRAEL WORK TOGETHER TO DESTROY THEM. SO PROPHECY IS IN FULL GEAR NOW.

 Revealed: Josep Borrell's 10-point peace roadmap for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict-Josep Borrell has prepared a 10-point roadmap to resolve the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.By Maria Psara & Jorge Liboreiro-Published on 19/01/2024 - 17:15•Updated 17:33

Euronews had early access to the 10-point roadmap that Josep Borrell, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has prepared to pave the way for a "credible, comprehensive solution" to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.The document, which has not yet been made public and is set to be discussed by the bloc's foreign ministers during a meeting on Monday, outlines a series of procedural steps that Borrell believes could eventually bring peace to the Gaza Strip, establish an independent Palestinian state, normalise relations between Israel and the Arab world, and guarantee long-term security in the region.Its centrepiece is a "Preparatory Peace Conference" involving "key actors" such as the EU, the US, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the Arab League and the United Nations. The participants would be in constant touch with Israeli and Palestinian officials, referred to as "the conflict parties," but the two would not initially "be compelled to sit with each other."The Gaza Strip and the West Bank would be represented by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), rather than Hamas, which has ruled the strip since its 2007 takeover and is designated a terrorist organisation by the EU and the US-The Conference would have one year to design the framework for a peace plan, taking into account the feedback from all involved parties, UN resolutions, European Council conclusions and previous mediation efforts. Once ready, the plan would be presented to the "conflict parties" and be used as the main basis for the final negotiations."In view of the current situation and despite the evident difficulties and uncertainties, the time to prepare for (a) comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian peace is now," the paper, as seen by Euronews, says in its introduction.The revelation comes a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a blistering rejection of the two-state solution and vowed to continue the military offensive in Gaza until the destruction of Hamas and the release of all hostages."We will not settle for anything short of an absolute victory," Netanyahu said. Netanyahu's remarks cast a shadow over Borrell's proposal and the upcoming meeting of EU foreign ministers, where the Israel-Hamas war will be top of the agenda. Despite repeated pleas from Western allies, Israel has not made any overture that indicates it is ready to cease hostilities and give diplomacy a serious chance.The offensive, launched in reaction to the 7 October attacks by Hamas, has killed more than 24,000 Palestinians, including over 10,000 children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza. The war has also caused widespread devastation and a severe humanitarian crisis in the densely-populated enclave."At this point in time, Israeli officials don't talk about the two-state solution. They only talk about the war. They only talk about the military objective of destroying Hamas," a senior EU official said on Friday, reflecting the thinking in Brussels."We have to deal with that. It's our responsibility, our duty, to look beyond that."Borrell's scheme attempts to put that duty on paper.Although the roadmap does not pre-judge the substance of a potential peace plan, it does provide a coherent timeline to organise a potential peace process. Its goal is not just ending the present war but addressing root causes that have fuelled the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for the past seven decades.However, it is far from certain that the 27 member states will embrace the blueprint, as capitals remain divided over how to tackle, or even speak about, the conflict.

Roadmap for peace-In the document seen by Euronews, the 10 points are envisioned as such:
1-The process should lead to an independent Palestinian State "living side by side" with Israel and "full normalization" of relations between Israel and the Arab world.

2-International actors should help the two parties prepare the groundwork for peace and help build a "revitalized political alternative" to Hamas.

3-International actors should "at the earliest" hold a Preparatory Peace Conference to settle the ongoing war and, especially, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

4-The Conference should bring together foreign ministers and directors of international organisations to discuss the peace process while they "near-simultaneously" hold separate meetings with the conflict parties.

5-The Conference should set up working groups and design the "initial framework" for a peace plan within one year.

6-The plan should touch upon "as practically as possible" the central elements for a comprehensive peace, building upon previous UN resolutions and mediation efforts.

7-The plan should provide "robust security assurances" for Israel and the future Palestinian state, "conditional upon full mutual diplomatic recognition and integration of both Israel and Palestinian in the region."

8-The Conference should consult the conflict parties "at every step and at any time" while the peace plan is being crafted. Crucially, if either side decides to pull out, the work should continue nevertheless.

9-Once ready, the plan should be presented to Israelis and Palestinians. "It will be for them to negotiate the final text," the document says.

10-In parallel to the process, the participants in the Conference should strive to mitigate the ongoing humanitarian crisis, secure the release of Israeli hostages, prevent regional escalation, strengthen the Palestinian Authority's democratic legitimacy and support the reconstruction of Gaza, among other goals.In addition, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will present a ten-point plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

EU foreign ministers to meet Israeli, Palestinian counterparts-By Lazar Berman and Agencies-JAN 22,24

EU foreign ministers will hold separate talks later today with their Israeli and Palestinian counterparts on the prospects for lasting peace after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected calls for a future Palestinian state.The 27 EU ministers will first meet with Israel’s foreign minister Israel Katz, before sitting down separately with the Palestinian Authority’s top diplomat Riyad al-Maliki.Katz and Maliki are not expected to meet each other.Katz and Maliki will also separately address the European Union Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels today, which will also be attended by his counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, and the Arab League Secretary-General.The meeting is largely devoted to the Middle East but also taking stock of the war in Ukraine.In addition, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will present a ten-point plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.The EU has struggled for a united stance on the conflict in Gaza as staunch backers of Israel such as Germany have rejected demands for an immediate ceasefire made from the likes of Spain and Ireland.EU officials have sketched out broad conditions for “the day after” the current war ends in Gaza, calling for a cessation to hostilities, the return of the Israeli hostages, an end to Hamas’s rule and a role for the Palestinian Authority in running Gaza.At the heart of the plan is a call for a “preparatory peace conference” to be organized by the EU, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the League of Arab States, with the United States and United Nations also invited to be conveners of the gathering.The conference would go ahead even if Israelis or Palestinians declined to take part. But both parties would be consulted at every step of the talks as delegates seek to draw up a peace plan, the document suggests.The internal document, seen by multiple news organizations including Reuters, makes clear one key goal of a peace plan should be the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, “living side by side with Israel in peace and security”.In a letter to member states, Borrell wrote that his roadmap will “elaborate, with practical proposals, on the agreed principle that only a political, sustainable, long-term solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will bring peace to the two peoples and stability to the region.”According to Euronews, Borrell’s plan calls for full normalization between Israel and Arab states and would create an “initial framework” for Israeli-Palestinian peace within one year. There would be “robust security assurances” for both states, and the agreement would be “conditional upon full mutual diplomatic recognition and integration of both Israel and Palestinian in the region.”Given the division, the 27 EU member states are unlikely to support Borrell’s roadmap.A high-ranking EU official said there were no expectations of any breakthroughs from the “complex ballet” of diplomacy on Monday.“The idea is to have a full discussion with all the participants, the Israelis, Palestinians, the Arabs, to exchange points of view and to try to understand better where everybody is,” the official said.

EU’s Borrell outlines 10-point peace plan to end Israel-Palestine conflict-By Alexandra Brzozowski and Aurélie Pugnet | EURACTIV- Jan 20, 2024

EU's chief diplomat Josep Borrell in Brussels, Belgium, 13 December 2023. [EPA-EFE/Olivier Matthys]-Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >The EU has drafted a 10-point plan for a “credible, comprehensive solution” to the Israel-Palestine conflict, according to a draft document, seen by Euractiv, though securing EU member states’ and regional buy-in will be hard-fought.“In view of the current situation and despite the evident difficulties and uncertainties, the time to prepare for (a) comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian peace is now,” the draft document, as seen by Euractiv, says in its introduction.The EU’s effort comes as the bloc’s foreign ministers on Monday (22 January) meet to discuss the situation in Gaza and its wider implications for the region with some of the key stakeholders in the region.It outlines a series of steps that could eventually bring peace to the Gaza Strip, establish an independent Palestinian state, normalise relations between Israel and the Arab world, and guarantee long-term security in the region, according to the non-paper, prepared by the EU’s diplomatic service (EEAS).The draft roadmap is meant to “elaborate, with practical proposals, on the agreed principle that only a political, sustainable, long-term solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will bring peace to the two peoples and stability to the region”, the EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell wrote in an accompanying letter to member states.The EU’s Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, Sven Koopmans, has been conducting preliminary consultations with Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the League of Arab States, and other key partners, “to find common ground to revive the peace process”.Koopmans also had proposed “to dedicate an ad hoc meeting to discuss this non-paper and those consultations” with EU member states’ officials “at the earliest opportunity”.Before the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023, the EU had planned to help lead a new ‘incentives’-focused Middle East peace initiative, dubbed the ‘Peace Day Effort’, aimed at re-starting talks between Israel and Palestine.A meeting in September in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly had gathered almost 50 foreign ministers from Europe and the Middle East, to develop it further.However, with the Gaza war, those plans had to be put on hold.Borrell in November had also laid out a draft framework for post-war Gaza, calling for no long-term Israeli occupation, an end to Hamas’s rule, and a role for the Palestinian Authority in running the territory.10-point roadmap-A future peace process should lead to an independent Palestinian State “living side by side” with Israel and “full normalization” of relations between Israel and the Arab world, according to the newly drawn-up plan.“It is unrealistic to assume that Israelis and Palestinians (the latter represented by the PLO and the PA), will in the near future directly engage in bilateral peace negotiations to achieve comprehensive peace, let alone conclude such negotiations, without strong international involvement,” it states.“Palestinians will need a revitalized political alternative to Hamas, while Israelis will need to find the political will to engage in meaningful negotiations towards the two-state solution,” it adds.A key element of the EU’s future peace roadmap is a “Preparatory Peace Conference” involving the EU, the US, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the Arab League and the United Nations.Its participants would be in constant touch with Israeli and Palestinian officials “at every step and at any time”, referred to as “the conflict parties”, but the two would not initially “be compelled to sit with each other”.The Gaza Strip and the West Bank would be represented by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), rather than Hamas, which has ruled the strip since its 2007 takeover and is designated a terrorist organisation by the EU and the US.The peace conference would have one year to design the framework for a peace plan, taking into account the feedback from all involved parties, UN resolutions, European Council conclusions and previous mediation efforts.Once drafted, the plan would be presented to the “conflict parties” and be used as the main basis for the final negotiations.“It will be for them to negotiate the final text,” the document says.“An essential element of the Peace Plan should be the development of robust security assurances for Israel and the future independent State of Palestine, conditional upon full mutual diplomatic recognition and integration of both Israel and Palestine in the region,” according to the proposal.The plan “should also include the Peace Supporting Package envisioned in the Peace Day Effort” as an incentive for the two conflict parties.“This means that it should state, as clearly and to the extent possible, which regional and global political and security mechanisms and other agreements and projects will be made available the day the parties conclude their peace agreement,” the draft roadmap continues.Buy-in questionable-However, it is unclear whether EU member states and regional stakeholders will be willing to embrace the bloc’s peace plan blueprint.The EU has struggled for a united stance on the conflict in Gaza as staunch backers of Israel such as Germany have rejected calls for an immediate ceasefire voiced by countries like Spain and Ireland.The European Parliament earlier this week in a close-run vote had called for a “permanent cease-fire” in Israel’s war against Hamas, but said this must be conditional on Hamas releasing the hostages it took in the October 7 attacks as well as the full demilitarization of Gaza.The October events caught European officials and diplomats off-guard and the patchy and messy European response over the first week of the conflict had impacted the bloc’s credibility in the region, which is only slowly being repaired since then, according to EU diplomats.With Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz and his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki expected to join Monday’s discussions separately, EU diplomats said they aim to sound out each side over ways to end the violence on the ground and the next steps towards a longer-term peace solution.EU member states – along with the United States – believe the creation of a Palestinian state remains the only viable way to secure a lasting peace.However, Israel’s right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday (18 January) flatly rejected the idea and vowed to continue the military offensive in Gaza until the destruction of Hamas and the release of all hostages.“We will not settle for anything short of an absolute victory,” Netanyahu said.[Edited by Nathalie Weatherald]

Gallant: Khan Younis operation will continue to expand-Netanyahu: No full Palestinian state, no ‘surrender’ in exchange for Gaza hostages-PM pushes back on White House vision of pathway to two-state solution and reports of a grand bargain that would end war, though he doesn’t rule out demilitarized Palestinian state-By Lazar Berman-21 January 2024, 11:55 pm

As US President Joe Biden’s administration calls for the war against Hamas to wind down alongside a pathway toward a two-state solution at the end of the fight, Israel’s leadership presented a vision at odds with that of the White House on Sunday.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down in a video message on his determination not to allow a full-fledged, militarized Palestinian state to emerge.“I will not compromise on full Israeli security control over all the territory west of the Jordan [River],” he said, echoing recent comments.“As long as I am prime minister, I will continue to firmly stand by this,” he pledged, boasting that he had withstood international and domestic pressure over the years to move toward a two-state solution.Netanyahu has made similar statements over the past week, though he appears to have been careful not to categorically reject all forms of Palestinian statehood.Speaking after a report on Wednesday that the Biden administration is looking past the premier to advance a two-state solution — and hours after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel cannot achieve “genuine security” without a pathway to a Palestinian state — Netanyahu said Israel must maintain “security control” of all territory west of the Jordan River in any future arrangement.After he spoke with Netanyahu on Friday, Biden expressed hope that a two-state solution could be achieved with Netanyahu in office if it is demilitarized. A CNN report the next day indicated that Netanyahu told Biden that he was not ruling out a Palestinian state entirely. (A US official has confirmed the CNN report to The Times of Israel.)-The prime minister pushed back on that as well, tweeting on Saturday night that “I will not compromise on full Israeli security control over all the territory west of the Jordan River — and this runs contrary to a Palestinian state.”But Netanyahu’s video statement Sunday could be seen as leaving the door open slightly for a demilitarized Palestinian state.He also rejected the idea that a deal could emerge that leaves Hamas in power, insisting that Israel will achieve “total victory,” after which “there will be no entity in Gaza that finances terrorism, educates for terrorism or sends our terror.”Netanyahu demanded that Gaza be demilitarized under Israel’s full security control.Earlier Sunday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the US, Egypt and Qatar are pushing Israel and Hamas to accept a comprehensive plan that would end the war, see the release of hostages held in Gaza, and ultimately lead to full normalization for Israel with its neighbors and talks for the establishment of a Palestinian state.In his video statement, Netanyahu said that Israel completely rejects Hamas’s demands for “surrender” in exchange for releasing the remaining 136 hostages in Gaza.“So far, we have brought home 110 hostages, and we are committed to bringing them all back,” said Netanyahu. “I am working on this around the clock. But let it be clear: I reject outright the terms of surrender of the Hamas monsters.”The prime minister said that in exchange for releasing the hostages, “Hamas is demanding the end of the war, the exit of our forces from Gaza, releasing all the murderers and rapists of the Nukhba [forces] and leaving Hamas intact.”Netanyahu added that “if we agree to this, our soldiers will have fallen in vain. If we agree to this, we cannot guarantee security for our citizens. We cannot bring the evacuees home safely, and the next October 7 will be just a matter of time. I am not able to agree to such a fatal blow to Israeli security, and therefore I cannot agree to that.”The prime minister said he had made Israel’s stance on this issue clear to Biden when they spoke over the weekend.Under pressure from US progressives, and worried about an escalation that could draw the country into the war, the Biden administration has been calling for the war to end “as quickly as possible” for over a month.While Israel said earlier in January that it has begun a new, less intensive phase in its war against Hamas, that only seems to be the case in the northern half of the Strip.Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Sunday that the IDF will further expand its ground offensive in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis.“We are carrying out an intensive operation in the Khan Younis area, and it will continue to expand,” said Gallant following a flight over the Strip with the Israeli Air Force’s 100th Squadron.“The plumes of smoke from the tanks, artillery and Air Force planes, will continue to cover the skies of the Gaza Strip, until we achieve our goals, chief among them, the defeat of Hamas and the return of hostages to their homes,” he added.War erupted after Hamas-led terrorists invaded southern Israeli communities, massacring some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping 253 others. Israel then launched a massive military operation aimed at vanquishing Hamas and freeing the hostages.It is believed that 132 hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 remain in Gaza — not all of them alive — after 105 civilians were released from Hamas captivity during a weeklong truce in late November, another was rescued alive and bodies of others were extricated. Four more hostages are believed to have been held in the Strip since 2014 or 2015.