Ex-Israeli official: Ceasefire phase two won’t happen

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00:00But here's the problem with phase two.

00:02A whole world has been clear,

00:04Hamas cannot remain the government of Gaza.

00:07The Arab League has said it,

00:09the United States has said it,

00:10the European Union has said it,

00:12Hamas cannot remain in power in Gaza.

00:15But the Hamas government interprets phase two

00:18as a license to remain in power

00:20and continue plotting more October 7th massacres.

00:23So I think it's clear to everyone,

00:24phase two is unlikely to happen.

00:27That's why Israel and the United States

00:29are now trying to extend phase one.

00:31They're saying Israel and the US

00:33and the EU and the Arab League

00:35are saying Hamas can't stay.

00:36Hamas wants to stay.

00:37Let's push that off.

00:39And for now, let's get out as many hostages as we can

00:42in exchange for an extension in the ceasefire.

00:45We'll continue the pause in the fighting

00:48and in exchange, Hamas will release the hostages

00:50it abducted illegally on October 7th

00:53and has been starving and torturing ever since.