JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel is making it clear that the world will not plan its future as fighting continues in Gaza and in the north.
The Israeli government issued a proclamation rejecting the international community’s plan to impose a Palestinian state on Israel. The Knesset is expected to ratify the declaration Monday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier presented the statement.
“Israel categorically rejects international edicts on a permanent arrangement with the Palestinians,” he declared. “Such an arrangement will be achieved only through direct negotiations between the sides without preconditions. Israel will continue to oppose unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state. Recognition such as that, following the massacre of Oct. 7, will grant a major prize to terror, a prize that has not been seen before, and will prevent any future peace arrangement.”
In Gaza, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced Sunday that 200 Hamas militants surrendered at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis and dozens more at the Al-Amal Hospital.
“We can say today that the Khan Younis Brigade has been defeated. The Khan Younis Brigade is no longer functioning as a military entity in any way. The remainders on the margins in the central (Gaza Strip) camps and with the Rafah
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