{"id":17301,"date":"2025-05-12T09:08:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T09:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17301"},"modified":"2025-05-12T09:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T09:08:51","slug":"netanyahu-rejects-ceasefire-despite-hamas-offer-to-release-israeli-american-hostage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/12\/netanyahu-rejects-ceasefire-despite-hamas-offer-to-release-israeli-american-hostage\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu Rejects Ceasefire Despite Hamas Offer to Release Israeli-American Hostage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Hamas&#8217; announcement of its intention to release Israeli-American captive Aidan Alexander will not be met with a ceasefire in Gaza or the release of Palestinian prisoners.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:24px] grow overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"relative h-full\">\n<div class=\"flex h-full flex-col overflow-y-auto [scrollbar-gutter:stable_both-edges] @[84rem]\/thread:pt-(--header-height)\">\n<div class=\"@thread-xl\/thread:pt-header-height mt-1.5 flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"fa3c125c-47ef-419a-9d72-d5a3ea779dc1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1254\">In a statement from his office, Netanyahu emphasized that negotiations to secure the release of all captives in Gaza would continue \u201cunder fire,\u201d alongside preparations to escalate combat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1530\">On Sunday, the Palestinian resistance group Hamas announced its plan to release Alexander, a dual Israeli-American soldier held in Gaza. The group also confirmed it was engaging in direct talks with the United States aimed at reaching a ceasefire agreement in the territory.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f95b4231-c421-4533-819c-52be4ebc71a9\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"122\">Netanyahu: No Ceasefire Despite Hamas Hostage Release Offer as Gaza Strike Kills 10 Displaced Civilians<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1688\">While no specific release date was given, Alexander\u2019s family (he is 21 years old) said they were informed that his release is expected \u201cin the coming days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1690\" data-end=\"1865\">Netanyahu declared that \u201cIsrael is not obligated to a ceasefire or to release terrorists. It is only committed to creating a safe passage that will allow for Aidan\u2019s release.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1867\" data-end=\"1966\">He added that the pledge to release Alexander only came \u201cas a result of military pressure\u201d in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1968\" data-end=\"2078\">\u201cThese are decisive days during which a deal was presented to Hamas for the release of our hostages,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2080\" data-end=\"2329\">These developments follow statements by two senior Hamas officials who revealed that the group held direct talks with the United States in Doha, and that \u201csome progress\u201d had been made regarding the delivery of aid to Gaza and ceasefire negotiations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16009\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16009\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16009 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Egyptian sources reveal U.S. involvement in mediation efforts for Israeli soldier Aidan Alexander\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli soldier Aidan Alexander<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2331\" data-end=\"2551\">Meanwhile, Israeli bombardment continues. Gaza\u2019s civil defense reported that at least 10 people were killed early Monday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a school sheltering displaced families in Jabalia, northern Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2553\" data-end=\"2840\">Civil defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal told AFP: \u201cTen martyrs, including several children, were transported after Israeli warplanes struck the Fatima bint Asad School at approximately 2:30 a.m. (Jerusalem time). 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In a statement from his office, Netanyahu emphasized that negotiations to secure the release of all captives in Gaza would continue &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[4297,719,644],"class_list":["post-17301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-aidan-alexander","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-hamas"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Netanyahu Rejects Ceasefire Despite Hamas Offer to Release Israeli-American Hostage - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out a ceasefire or prisoner swap in Gaza following Hamas\u2019 pledge to release Israeli-American soldier Aidan 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