Israel may suspend operation in Gaza for 42 days

YEREVAN, JUNE 3, ARMENPRESS. Israel may agree to a 42-day pause in combat in the Gaza Strip in order to release hostages held in the enclave and then continue with the operation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

"Israel can stop the fighting for 42 days to return the captives. But we cannot stop the war. The Iranians and all our enemies are watching us, wanting to see if we will surrender," he said at a closed-door meeting of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee as quoted by Israel Hayom.