Israel’s Channel 12 reported on the 9th that Prime Minister Netanyahu had agreed to a limited IDF pullback from three areas near Rafah in southern Gaza but reversed the decision the same day. Citing security officials, the report said Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Zamir discussed the plan last week and that both Israel and the US had approved it; Israeli defense and security agencies learned of the reversal from the media on the 9th. At a cabinet meeting Netanyahu rejected a US-initiated “pea

Israel’s Channel 12 reported on the 9th that Prime Minister Netanyahu had agreed to a limited IDF pullback from three areas near Rafah in southern Gaza but reversed the decision the same day. Citing security officials, the report said Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Zamir discussed the plan last week and that both Israel and the US had approved it; Israeli defense and security agencies learned of the reversal from the media on the 9th. At a cabinet meeting Netanyahu rejected a US-initiated “peace commission” Gaza plan and said Israeli forces will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed; Channel 12 said the change surprised Israeli security agencies.