Several former Israeli hostages have now criticized the Israeli government’s course. If the other hostages don’t come home, everyone will know “that we live in a country that doesn’t care about our safety, that doesn’t protect its citizens,” said one freed woman.
Everything is in the hands of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said another former hostage. She was very afraid that there would be no more abductees to free if he continued on his way, she told the Times of Israel newspaper.
Netanyahu only recently reaffirmed his government’s hard line. It is necessary to increase further military pressure on Hamas to release those kidnapped in the Gaza Strip. There is no alternative to a military collapse of the terrorist organization.
Netanyahu: Conditions lead to massacres
As reported, Hamas has made new demands for a possible hostage deal. These include, for example, indirect talks, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from populated areas, the release of Palestinians and the exchange of bodies.
Netanyahu has strongly rejected this. He is convinced that these conditions would likely lead to another massacre (see video above). In exchange for the release of Israeli hostages, Hamas demanded that more than 1,500 Palestinian prisoners be released from prison. A third of them were sentenced to life or at least very long prison terms.
Blinken sees opportunities for a deal
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who traveled to Israel for talks, sees opportunities for a deal between Israel and Hamas. The proposal is not yet optimal, “but we also see room in what came back to continue negotiations and see if we can reach an agreement.”
Terrorists from Hamas and other extremist groups massacred hundreds of civilians in Israel on October 7. At the time, more than 200 people were taken hostage, some of whom have since been released. Since then, the Israeli army has been waging war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The high number of civilian casualties has led to international criticism of Israel’s actions.
Source: Krone
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