According to the sources, the meeting lasted for six hours into Monday, and almost entirely concerned Israel's military plans to take over Gaza City.
Army Chief Eyal Zamir wanted to bring up the mediator countries' proposal for a ceasefire and release of hostages for discussion. Palestinian Hamas has said yes to the plan, while Israel has not responded.
Also, the far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir proposed, according to the sources, that the proposal be brought up – but then for a vote so that it can be formally rejected.
Netanyahu, however, said a straight no to even talking about the proposal, with the motivation that it is completely irrelevant and should not even be on the table, writes Haaretz.
The proposal is described as a framework, which would thus require further negotiations, for a ceasefire of 60 days. It was presented by mediators from Egypt and Qatar in the middle of August. Hamas had then negotiators in place in Cairo, and said yes.
The ball is with Israel, but it does not seem like they want to reach an agreement, said Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari a few days later.
