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An Israeli government source confirmed that northern Gaza needs intensive security measures to return residents, “as is the case at airports,” according to what was reported by the i24 news channel.
The source said: “Israel is ready to return Gazans to the northern Gaza Strip, but intensive security measures will be taken (as is the case at airports) to ensure that these residents are not linked to the Hamas movement.”
The head of the Israeli Mossad, David Barnea, informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the hostage deal would not be completed except by settling the return of Palestinian civilians to northern Gaza .
According to a report by Israeli Channel 13, Netanyahu has not yet made a decision, but war cabinet member Gadi Eisenkot explained that he believes there is room for Israel to be flexible on this issue.
It was reported that truce talks between Israel and Hamas resumed in Cairo, in the latest attempt to stop the fighting and release hostages after nearly six months of war in the Gaza Strip.
The newspaper "Haaretz" quoted an Israeli source as confirming that the talks had reached a dead end because "Hamas" refused to show any flexibility regarding its demand to allow all residents of northern Gaza to return and its conditions for any release of more hostages based on Israel's commitment to end the hostage release process and withdraw all army forces. Israeli from Gaza. Israel has categorically rejected these two demands.