Blinken urges Israel to capitalise on Hamas leader’s killing to end Gaza war

In a press release issued by his workplace, Netanyahu mentioned Sinwar’s elimination “might have a constructive impact on the return of the hostages, the achievement of all of the targets of the warfare, and the day after the warfare”.

However there was no point out of a doable ceasefire after a 12 months of warfare during which Hamas’ army capabilities have been significantly degraded and Gaza largely diminished to rubble, with most of its 2.3 million Palestinians displaced.

Western allies of Israel see Sinwar’s killing final week as a possible breakthrough by offering Netanyahu’s far-right authorities political cowl to claim that its aims have been achieved in Gaza.

However Israel has maintained that it’s going to not cease preventing till the Palestinian militant group has been totally destroyed as a army power and governing entity in Gaza.

Hamas has refused to free scores of hostages in Gaza seized in its Oct 7, 2023 raid on Israel with out an Israeli pledge to finish the warfare and pull out of the territory.