and friend. >> The eyes of the world now on tense ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas, with the potential to pause or perhaps bring to a halt, the ongoing war in Gaza. So far, Hamas signing on to the agreement but Israel not ready to do so. KTVU Zac sos has been following the ongoing talks. He joins us now live in the newsroom with late details. Zach and Julie, those negotiations come as Israel signaled its plans for more military strikes in southern Gaza. >> The IDF ordering some 100,000 Palestinians in the region to evacuate. >> With the threat of a ramped up offensive by Israeli forces in the southern Gaza city of Rafah looming, Palestinians once again packing up and fleeing God knows whether we will stay alive or die. Monday, Hamas accepting an Egyptian Qatari brokered cease fire proposal. >> But Israel not ready to sign on, saying it failed to meet its, quote, core demands. Middle East policy expert Professor Stephen Zunes. >> It's clear that Hamas is really interested in putting an end to the fighting. The question, of course, is will Israel go along? The big sticking point has been that Hamas has been pushing for a permanent cease fire in return for the hostages, whereas Israel has only been wanting a temporary pause. >> The IDF conducting, quote, targeted strikes in the region after a deadly rocket attack by Hamas killed four Israeli soldiers Sunday, National security expert Hal Kempfer. >> Israel is not going to agree to a permanent cease fire. Hamas has a long history of basically disregarding these agreements at a whim. So what they want is they want they want a much more tangible agreement in place, more limited in scope. >> The US and UN weighing in on the cease fire negotiations. >> We still believe that reaching an agreement is the absolute best outcome. >> Any escalation of hostilities resulting from a full scale incursion into Rafah will push residents and displaced people currently living there past their breaking point Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, showing no signs of bowing to international pressure , no amount of pressure, no decision by any international forum will stop Israel from defending itself. >> There's thousands of Israelis rallied around the country Monday night calling for an immediate agreement. >> Everybody is hoping that there is some agreement because they want to get the hostages out and they want to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in Rafah. >> And while Israel has yet to sign on to that cease fire agreement in its current form, Netanyahu has certainly not walked away from the table. An Israeli government spokesperson saying the country would continue negotiating
