Peace Council source: Netanyahu updated on everything, materials with him for weeks

A source in the Peace Council says Netanyahu has been updated on all details and that the materials have been with him for weeks. This comes amid a one-day halt in strikes in Gaza, Maldanov's request for a two-week pause, and ministers' claims that the cabinet received incorrect information. The Council calls the claims "nonsense" and clarifies that withdrawal from the yellow line will only occur after Hamas is disarmed.

A source in the Peace Council told ynet that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been updated on all details and that all materials have been with the Prime Minister's Office and the National Security Council for weeks. These remarks were made against the backdrop of a halt in IDF strikes in the Gaza Strip for about a day, following a prolonged manhunt for terrorists. In the background is the request by Peace Council Director-General Nikolai Maldanov to Netanyahu to stop the strikes for two weeks to allow completion of agreements with Hamas. The agreement with Hamas includes a gradual process of disarmament and a full Israeli withdrawal from the Strip. The IDF is supposed to withdraw to the yellow line set in the first hostage deal, after seizing control of about 70% of the Strip's territory. A political source said Israel will not withdraw from the current line and will continue to thwart threats. Ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Orit Strock claimed that the cabinet received incorrect information about the plan, and that the withdrawal will only happen when Hamas disarms. They said the disarmament is "fake" and that the weapons will pass to Palestinian hands. The Peace Council issued an official statement that avoided reference to the yellow line, but a source in the Council called the claims "nonsense" and explained that the withdrawal will occur only after Hamas is disarmed.