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Israel: Kerry "Completely Capitulated" to Hamas in Cease-Fire Proposal
(Times of Israel) Israeli government sources on Saturday night accused U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry of "completely capitulating" to the demands of Hamas and its champion Qatar in drafting the Gaza war cease-fire proposal that Israeli ministers unanimously rejected on Friday. Israeli sources, quoted by Israel's Channel 2 TV, said Kerry "dug a tunnel under the Egyptian cease-fire proposal" - which Israel accepted and Hamas rejected last week - and presented the Israeli government with a text that accepted "most of the demands" raised by Hamas. The Kerry proposal accepted Hamas demands for the opening of border crossings into Gaza - where Israel and Egypt fear the import of weaponry. Communications Minister Gilad Erdan told Channel 2: "We will not end this operation and leave Gaza until the tunnels are dealt with." Israel is also intent on drastically degrading Hamas' terrorist infrastructure, he said.