Israel has captured the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing. The ongoing military operation comes after Hamas accepted a ceasefire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar. But Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, says the truce deal is far from acceptable.
By Alistair Bunkall, Middle East correspondent in JerusalemThere are many in Israel who don't believe Benjamin Netanyahu wants a new hostage deal, and they're not just the families of those still being held in Gaza. Such is the scepticism with which Israel's prime minister is now regarded, a growing number of Israelis are starting to think their embattled leader wants to string out the fighting as long as possible as a means to remain in office.
The fact the Israeli war cabinet has agreed to send a negotiating team to Cairo today, something they didn't do last week, shows they are taking this seriously, but the parallel move to send IDF troops into Rafah complicates matters.
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