Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas will enter ceasefire's second phase soon

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Find more of AP's Israel-Hamas coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war News Nevada
56% : Netanyahu says second phase will be challenging The return of Gvili's remains -- and Israel's return of 15 bodies of Palestinians in exchange -- would complete the first phase of Trump's 20-point ceasefire plan.
56% : Merz said Germany, one of Israel's closest allies, is assisting with the implementation of the second phase by sending officers and diplomats to a U.S.-led civilian and military coordination center in southern Israel, and by sending humanitarian aid to Gaza.
52% : Germany says support for Israel is unchanged
50% : Netanyahu has long asserted that creating a Palestinian state would reward Hamas and eventually lead to an even larger Hamas-run state on Israel's borders.
46% : Merz said Germany will "always stand up for Israel's existence and security" after the atrocities of the Holocaust: "This is part of the unchanging core of our relationship.
45% : TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel and Hamas are "very shortly expected to move into the second phase of the ceasefire," after Hamas returns the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza.
38% : Israel's offensive in Gaza has killed at least 70,360 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which operates under the Hamas-run government.
31% : Hamas says it has not been able to reach all remains because they are buried under rubble left by Israel's two-year offensive in Gaza.
31% : Israel has accused the militants of stalling and threatened to resume military operations or withhold humanitarian aid if all remains are not returned.
27% : Germany had a temporary ban on exporting military equipment to Israel, which was lifted after the ceasefire began on Oct. 10. Israel kills militant in Gaza The Israeli military said it killed a militant who approached its troops across the so-called Yellow Line that divides the Israeli-controlled majority of Gaza from the rest of the territory.
19% : He added that he is not aware of future sanctions against Israel from the European Union nor any plans to renew German bans on military exports to Israel.

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