Israel will not agree to any long-term ceasefire in Gaza at indirect
talks in Cairo unless its security needs are clearly met, Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu has said.
His comments came as Egyptian-brokered talks between Israel and
Palestinian factions resumed on Sunday. A five-day truce between the two
sides is set to expire on Monday night.
"The Israeli delegation in Cairo is acting with a very clear mandate
to stand firmly on Israel's security needs," Netanyahu told ministers at
the start of the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.
Netanyahu warned that Hamas would not walk away from the Cairo talks with any political success [AP]
