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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defied mounting pressure Monday and insisted his military must maintain control of the area in any cease-fire deal to end the war in Gaza.

Israelis clashed with police in major cities across the country on Sunday night, demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secure a deal with Gaza following the recovery of six captives on Saturday night.

Former prime minister Ehud Olmert and former Palestinian Authority foreign minister Nasser al-Kidwa agree to cooperate on advancing peace between Israelis and Palestinians, including a ceasefire and hostage deal, and the eventual establishment of a Palestinian state, according to a joint statement.

FP’s Ravi Agrawal was joined in conversation by Salam Fayyad, the former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority whose technocratic plan for a sovereign Palestinian state was lauded as “Fayyadism.” Does he still see a path to that future?

The Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas has officially rejected the new conditions set by Israel to conclude a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

As negotiations limped on in Cairo this week, aimed at bridging the gaps between Israel and Hamas, leaks to Israeli media suggest that the gaps between Mr Netanyahu and his own negotiators and defence chiefs are getting wider.

A senior US administration official has pushed back at reported comments by Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing the Israeli prime minister of making “maximalist statements” that are “not constructive to getting a ceasefire deal across the finish line”.

US says it has ‘already narrowed some gaps’ in talks, but sources tell MEE that Netanyahu’s conditions are an obstacle and ‘positive’ media leaks are unfounded.