Israel is ready for a deal,not ready to surrender: Netanyahu

Israel has pulled its ground forces out of the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday in a partial withdrawal. The move comes after six months of devastating war trigerred by by the October 7 attacks by Hamas. The military however says that a significant force will keep operating elsewhere in the besieged Palestinian territory, able to conduct precise intelligence based operations. As new truce talks are due to be held in Cairo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said, Israel is just one step away from victory. He said, he has told his cabinet that there will be no ceasefire without the return of hostages. Netanyahu stressed that Israel is ready for a deal, but not ready to surrender.
Eyewitnesses said, air strikes kept pounding Khan Yunis and Rafah during the night. The army told media that  98th commando division has concluded its mission in Khan Yunis, hometown of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. It said, the division left the Gaza Strip in order to recuperate and prepare for future operations. An army official told a News daily that the troops pulled out after they had dismantled Hamas’s Khan Yunis brigades and killed thousands of its members. 
Meanwhile, progress has been made in discussions in Cairo on a truce in the Gaza conflict and there is agreement on the basic points between all parties involved, Egypt’s Al-Qahera News state-affiliated TV channel says, citing a senior Egyptian source.According to Al-Qahera, Hamas and Qatar’s delegations left Cairo and will return within two days to agree on the terms of the final agreement, while the Israeli and the US delegations will leave the Egyptian capital.It adds that consultations were to continue over the next 48 hours.