Israel ‘unanimously rejects Kerry ceasefire proposal’

[azurnoir]

Israeli ministers have rejected ceasefire terms presented by Secretary of State John Kerry, Channel 2 reports.

The ministerial vote was unanimous, it says.

Earlier, it was reported that ministers were adamant that they would not accept a ceasefire that left the threat posed by Hamas’s terror tunnels unresolved.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/two-killed-in-fierce-clashes-near-jerusalem-rocket-downed-over-eilat/#ixzz38VJdU6iC



earlier ToI had "Hamas inclined to accept Kerry ceasefire that and all reference to it have vanished poof

[azurnoir]

2. I'd like to see how this will be justified

but burial seems to be preferred right now

[JimDandy]

7. Hamas also rejected the cease fire.

In fact they have tremendously stepped up their rocket attacks against Israel-more than 50 Hamas rockets were fired into Israel today. They probably want to continue aiming at innocent civillians on foreign airliners attempting to land at Israli airports.

The whole thing is sick and getting more vomitous by the hour.

[mylye2222]

3. I wonder if they wanted to make him pay a price

for his last Sunday of the record statement, when he slamed Israël overacting.

[azurnoir]

4. I have no idea except what is stated

[hack89]

5. They want the ability to still search for and destroy the tunnels

leading from Gaza to Israel. Since they will have to destroyed anyway, sounds reasonable to me.

[azurnoir]

6. I'm sure it would in any event n/t

[hrmjustin]

8. Figures!

[shira]

9. Kerry says PM okays 12-hour time out;

http://www.timesofisrael.com/two-killed-in-fierce-clashes-near-jerusalem-rocket-downed-over-eilat/

[azurnoir]

10. yep Ma'an is saying the same thing

Israel announced on Friday a unilateral 12-hour ceasefire to take place beginning Saturday morning, as the day's death toll in the Israeli assault on Gaza topped 65 amid an intense sunset barrage that killed at least 14.

"Israel has agreed to a 12-hour ceasefire from 7:00 a.m. Saturday," said the US official traveling with Secretary of State John Kerry, who was leaving Cairo without securing a longer ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas.

The announcement came immediately after the Israeli cabinet rejected another proposal by Kerry which would have involved a ceasefire followed by negotiations.

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=716245