Netanyahu recalls negotiators from Gaza peace talks
An Israeli official says prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered negotiators at ceasefire talks to return home from Cairo following rocket fire by Palestinian militants.
The Israeli move, coupled with the outbreak of violence, threw Egyptian efforts to arrange a long-term ceasefire into jeopardy.
The official said the Egyptian-hosted talks with Hamas militants are based on the “premise” that there will be no violence.
The official said: “They are breaking the ceasefire. They are breaking the premise of the talks.”
Egypt has been hosting indirect talks meant to end a month-long war. The talks face a midnight deadline. Palestinian militants fired two barrages of rockets, sparking Israeli airstrikes in Gaza in retaliation.
