Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a stark ultimatum on Iran negotiations Sunday, demanding total removal of nuclear stockpiles, an end to uranium enrichment, and a ballistic missile freeze – or risk derailing Gaza’s fragile peace. Addressing supporters post-Trump summit, he lauded America’s deal-making zeal but voiced profound mistrust of Iranian motives.
Israel, Netanyahu affirmed, craves partnership over aid with Washington, channeling resources into self-reliant defense tech. Gaza dominated his remarks: boasting destruction of 30% of Hamas’s extensive tunnels, he pledged to obliterate all militant hideouts enabling rearmament. The ceasefire gets a trial run, but Hamas threats could prompt full-scale resumption.
Fresh casualties mount. Gaza authorities logged 601 Palestinian deaths and 1,607 injuries since October 2025 truce onset. Sunday’s airstrikes killed 11, hitting Jabalia tents for the homeless (part of 10 fatalities alongside Khan Younis), Tel al-Hawa drones felling Islamic Jihad’s Sami al-Dahdouh, and Bet Lahia wounding three severely.
Artillery pounded Sheikh Zayed homes and Al-Tuffah. Israel stayed silent on Sunday, but IDF confirmed Saturday eliminations of bunker-emerging gunmen as ceasefire violations. Hamas fired back, branding actions genocidal.
Netanyahu’s fusion of Iran hawkishness and Gaza determination underscores a strategy of maximum pressure, signaling no concessions to existential perils in a powder-keg Middle East.