The Israeli Channel 12 revealed a list of demands sent by the Minister in the Israeli War Council, Benny Gantz, to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he touched on a number of issues crucial to the continuation of the war.
According to the channel, Gantz asked to discuss the issue of the Rafah crossing and the Salah al-Din Corridor (Philadelphia) and the mechanism that will be put forward to prevent the continuation of arms smuggling, in addition to talks with Egypt in this regard.
Gantz also asked to discuss the issue of the day after the war in Gaza, and asked whether it was necessary to redefine the goals of the war, especially with regard to the return of Israeli detainees, the introduction of humanitarian aid into the Strip, and the return of the residents of the Gaza Strip to their homes.
Gantz called for setting a time limit for diplomatic negotiations regarding the situation on the border with Lebanon.
Since the formation of the War Council – which is headed by Netanyahu and includes Gantz and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant – Israeli media have reported on more than one occasion that there are disagreements between Netanyahu and Gallant on the one hand and Netanyahu and Gantz on the other hand regarding the management of the war and the issue of Israeli prisoners in the Gaza Strip.
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) surprised Israel on October 7 with a large-scale attack on the settlements surrounding the Gaza Strip, killing about 1,200 Israelis and capturing dozens.
According to the Israeli army, 168 officers and soldiers were killed in Gaza since the start of the ground operation on October 27, while the total number of deaths since the 7th of the same month reached 502 officers and soldiers.