Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that armed Palestinian organization of Hamas violated the 24-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza that they had proposed themselves.

In the question if Israel would accept the proposal for a new ceasefire, Netanyahu told CNN television network and the show “State of the Union”: “Hamas did not even respect the ceasefire proposed themselves.  Continues to unleash attacks against us this as we speak, “Netanyahu said, adding that Israel” will take whatever action is necessary to protect the Israeli people. ”
In another interview on “Fox News Sunday”, Netanyahu said that Hamas has violated five ceasefires which had accepted and implemented by Israel.

“They ejected them all, violated all, including the two humanitarian ceasefire of the last 24 hours,” said Netanyahu.

He also said speaking on the show “Meet the Press” of American television network NBC that “the only option” is the peace initiative brokered by Egypt and added that Israel’s objective is the “demilitarization of Gaza.”

For his part, Netanyahu’s spokesman, Mark Retzev, told the German Press Agency dpa that the proposal for a new 24 Hamas truce “is not serious”.

“Hamas proposed a ceasefire and then they violated the ceasefire that proposed themselves. Lacks seriousness (the proposal) . Ceasefire means Ceasefire,” he said.

Analysts believe that announcing the same humanitarian ceasefire having previously rejected the extension, means that Hamas is now trying to dictate developments instead of monitoring them.

Earlier

Hamas to a new 24-hour ceasefire in Gaza while Israel’s response is expected.

The armed Hamas militants agreed shortly after one o’clock for a 24 new humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, which will start at 14:00 noon.

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That was it  … Ceasefire ended.

The Israeli army announced that it will restart its operations in the Gaza, complaining that Hamas fighters ignored the UN request for a 24 hour  humanitarian ceasefire.

Earlier:

Israel agreed to extend  the humanitarian ceasefire for another 24 hours which came into effect yesterday Saturday which however Hamas rejected and resumed throwing rockets as they are asking of the removal of Israeli troops from Gaza.

According to a Hamas spokesman Faouzi Barchoum “No humanitarian ceasefire will apply if Israeli tanks are not withdraw from Gaza and if residents are not able to return to their homes and if the ambulances carrying the bodies are not free to move to Gaza” .
Nevertheless Israeli ministers hinted that a final agreement to end the conflict with Hamas and other armed Palestinian groups in Gaza which are now raging on the 20th day is not possible.

So far at least 1,050 Palestinians mostly civilians, have been killed as well as 42 soldiers and three citizens from the side of Israel.