The Times of Israel reports: “Defense Minister Israel Katz warns that Hamas will soon face a stark choice: either accept Israel’s conditions to end the war — including the release of all hostages and disarmament — or see Gaza City ‘become like Rafah and Beit Hanoun,’ accusing the group of continuing to ‘deceive and utter empty words.’

His remarks come after Hamas issued a statement saying that it was willing to release all the hostages in return for an end to the war and a complete Israeli withdrawal…”