A statement by an Israeli minister has further inflamed tensions in Gaza and throughout the Middle East region.
“All of Gaza will be Jewish. The government is pushing for Gaza to disappear. Thank God, we are eradicating this evil. We are pushing the population that was educated on Mein Kampf,” said Israeli ultranationalist and far-right minister Amihai Ben-Eliyahu, quoted in X by Axios journalist Barak Ravid.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced that "in light of Hamas' response to the proposal, it has been decided to withdraw the negotiating team from Doha for further consultations in Israel."
"We appreciate the efforts of the mediators, Qatar and Egypt, as well as those of the White House envoy, Steve Witkoff, to achieve progress in the negotiations," the Israeli prime minister's office added.