Israel PM sets out red lines for lasting end to war in Gaza

Israel is ready to negotiate a lasting deal to end the war with Hamas in Gaza when a temporary halt to hostilities begins in the Palestinian territory, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.

But Netanyahu said the Islamist militant group needs first to give up its weapons and its capacity to govern, warning that failure to reach a deal on Israel’s terms would plunge the territory into further conflict.

Netanyahu’s comments came in a video message from Washington, where efforts to…