Netanyahu Reiterates Gaza Ceasefire Conditions Amid Hostage Deal Talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed a plan to concentrate Gaza's two million residents into a "humanitarian city" in southern Gaza, with strict Israeli military control over strategic corridors and limited freedom of movement for inhabitants. This plan, discussed during Netanyahu's meetings in Washington D.C. with U.S. President Donald Trump, envisions some Palestinians emigrating while others remain under tight restrictions. Netanyahu also indicated a tentative framework for hostage negotiations with Hamas, involving the release of some captives and the remains of others, with ongoing indirect talks in Doha aimed at a ceasefire and comprehensive hostage agreement. Meanwhile, Netanyahu reaffirmed Israel's conditions for a permanent ceasefire: Hamas must disarm, Gaza must be demilitarized, and Hamas must lose its state and military capabilities, warning that failure to meet these terms within a 60-day ceasefire would lead to military enforcement. On the international stage, Malaysia's foreign minister condemned Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide and called for an immediate end to violence during the East Asia Summit, reflecting growing global criticism of the conflict. The complex political history of Zionism and its strategic decisions, including past interactions with Islamist groups like Hamas, provide context to the current conflict dynamics.