Quotes
We changed the face of the Middle East,
Netanyahu said in a televised speech
We are thinking of all our hostages ... I promise you that we will achieve all our objectives and bring back all the hostages….With this agreement, we will bring back 33 of our brothers and sisters, the majority (of them) alive,
news agency AFP quoted Netanyahu as saying
We will not allow weapons to be smuggled in, nor allow our hostages to be smuggled out,
Netanyahu said
If we are forced to resume the war, we will do so with force,
Netanyahu said
Israel will not tolerate violations of the agreement. The sole responsibility lies with Hamas,
he said
We will remain in a tent, but the difference is that the bleeding will stop, the fear will stop, and we will sleep reassured,
she said while packing
The first thing I will do is go and check my house,
said Mohamed Mahdi, a father of two who was displaced from Gaza City's Zaytoun neighborhoodWhat is this truce that kills us hours before it begins?”
asked Abdallah Al-Aqad, the brother of a woman killed by an airstrike in the southern city of Khan YounisIf we must return to fighting we will do that in new, forceful ways,
Netanyahu said in a video statement
It is clear that the situation in Gaza is still extremely complex and a lot of difficulties still remain for an effective distribution.”
He added
It is clear that there is an obligation by Israel of not creating any obstacles,
Mr Guterres saidPresident Trump and President Biden have given full backing to Israel's right to return to combat if Israel concludes that negotiations on Phase B are futile,
he said