JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday (Jan 27) that Israel would shift its focus to disarming Hamas and demilitarising Gaza following the return of the last hostage from the Palestinian territory. The US-sponsored Gaza ceasefire plan, in effect since Oct 10, stipulated the return of all the hostages held in the territory under its first phase, and Hamas's disarmament under the second. In his remarks Tuesday, Netanyahu said that the establishment of a Palestinian state in Gaza "hasn't happened and it will not happen", claiming credit for having "repeatedly blocked" the implementation of a two-state paradigm.
Published at: 2026-01-27 23:26:46
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