Jerusalem, Oct. 23 -- In his Wednesday meeting with US Vice President JD Vance in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while expressing willingness to proceed with the implementation of the next phases of the ceasefire deal, also highlighted some red areas in the deal - which until addressed - hinder any further progress.

This includes Jerusalem's absolute opposition to any Turkish presence in the Gaza Strip, and a complete resistance to any involvement of either the Palestinian Authority or Hamas' involvement in the Strip's administration. He, further conditioned a full IDF retreat only after Hamas' complete disarmament, and the Strip's total demilitarisation, reports Channel 12.

Another key point of contention is Netany...