Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured Israelis Saturday night that he only plans to halt the take over Gaza City if Hamas agrees to all of the Jewish state’s demands for ending the war — after the terror group seemed open to a partial cease-fire for the first time.

“We will agree to a deal on the condition that all the hostages are released in a single phase and in accordance with our terms for ending the war,” read the statement from Netanyahu’s office. 7

Those terms include the disarming of Hamas soldiers , the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip, Israeli control of the Gaza perimeter, and the installation of non-Hamas and non-Palestinian Authority governance that will live in peace with the Jewish state, according to the prime minister.

Netanyahu’s comments come after rep

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