NSA Ajit Doval discusses Gaza war, humanitarian assistance with Netanyahu

National Security Advisor NSA Ajit Doval on Monday called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and discussed the ongoing war against Hamas in GazaThe meeting also focused on efforts to release hostages and provide humanitarian assistanceTaking to social media platform X Israeli PM office said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met today with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and updated him on recent developments in the fighting in the Gaza Strip The sides also discussed the effort to release the hostages and the issue of humanitarian assistanceThe Director of the National Security Council the Prime Ministers Foreign Policy Advisor and the Indian Ambassador to Israel also participated in the meeting Israeli PMO saidEarlier Netanyahu on Sunday reiterated his stand to begin military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah stating that Israel wants to ensure that an attack similar to October 7 wont happen again as reported by CNNWell go there Were not going to leave You know I have a red line You know what the red line is That October 7 doesnt happen again Never happens again And to do that we have to complete the destruction of the Hamas terrorist army he saidNetanyahu said the operation would not last more than two months but did not provide specifics on the timelineThe Israeli PM also defended his policies in the Gaza Strip and responded to US President Joe Bidens remark that the Israeli leader is hurting Israel more than helpingI dont know exactly what the president meant but if he meant by that that Im pursuing private policies against the wish of the majority of Israelis and that this is hurting the interests of Israel then hes wrong on both counts Netanyahu said in an interview with Politico and German media outlet Bild CNN reportedMeanwhile the Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh said the militant group is still open to continued mediated talks with Israel after the sides failed to reach a truce agreement before RamadanBut he also insisted that a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the withdrawal of all Israeli forces is the only way forward to an agreement CNN reportedWe have established the most important principle for reaching an agreement which is a comprehensive ceasefire and an end to the war on Gaza the complete withdrawal of the occupation army from all the territory of the Gaza Strip Haniyeh said in a televised speech SundayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever