Prime Minister Netanyahu recently met with the aggressive Gubra and Tikva forums representing fallen Israeli occupation forces and prisoners of war.
Relatives and supporters of Israeli prisoners of war hold placards and wave Israeli flags during a demonstration against the Israeli government in Tel Aviv on April 27, 2024. (AFP)
Israel’s Hostage and Missing Families Forum has called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet with the families it represents.
The call came after Prime Minister Netanyahu met with the aggressive Gubra and Tikva forums representing fallen Israeli occupation forces and prisoners of war.
According to the group, the forum is demanding an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “as early as tomorrow” and “ensuring the return of all hostages (the living for rehabilitation and the dead for burial). “to move forward with a proposed agreement that will
The families said they “didn’t celebrate Passover,” and said not only were their relatives held captive in Gaza, but they themselves were “captured by Hamas and the Israeli government.”
The statement noted that the occupation forces will celebrate “independence” within two weeks, and that this purported “independence, its restoration and the people’s confidence in it” all depend on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s course of action. Stated.
Israel says it is ready for calm negotiations after releasing Gaza prisoners: Axios
Israel’s new proposal for a possible prisoner-of-war deal with Hamas includes a “willingness” to discuss “the restoration of sustainable peace” in the Gaza Strip after the first release of prisoners on humanitarian grounds. Axios reported this two days ago, citing Israeli officials.
According to Axios, this is the first time since October 7, when Israeli leaders indicated they would discuss halting the invasion of Gaza as part of the POW agreement negotiations. Hamas has consistently made ending the war a focus of his proposals during negotiations in recent months.
After the talks concluded, Israeli officials indicated that the Egyptian side had presented Hamas with a new proposal that showed “Israel is willing to make further significant concessions,” the news site said.
Additionally, Axios said the proposal included a “willingness to discuss the establishment of a sustainable ceasefire” as part of the second phase of the agreement, following the humanitarian release of prisoners held by Hamas. .
In the same context, Israel’s Channel 12 suggested that Prime Minister Netanyahu did not want to end the war in Gaza, while a team of Israelis, including families of prisoners, was seeking a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas. strip.
In recent weeks, Israelis have flooded the streets of Tel Aviv and several other regions to demand Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s resignation over his record in the Gaza war, including his continued abandonment of exchange agreements.
According to Channel 13, about 45,000 people demonstrated in Tel Aviv last Saturday, but organizers said the number was 100,000. Demonstrators said the political leadership seemed immune to the prisoners’ plight, noting that negotiators often shared photos and anecdotes about prisoners to increase sympathy among lawmakers.
Prime Minister Netanyahu: Rafah invasion will happen with or without exchange agreement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the invasion of the densely populated city of Rafah would take place regardless of whether a trade deal with Palestinian resistance was reached.
“The idea of stopping the war before all objectives are achieved is meaningless. To achieve absolute victory, we will enter Rafah, with or without an agreement (on hostages), where Hamas It will destroy the battalion,” he told the families. Prisoners of war restrained in strips.
Last week, Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades released a video of an Israeli it was detaining in the Gaza Strip, in which he addressed settlers and occupation authorities.
As a result of the video, many of the prisoners’ families gathered outside Prime Minister Netanyahu’s residence in occupied al-Quds. The crowd demanded that the Israeli government secure an agreement to release Palestinian resistance prisoners, holding placards that read “Bring them home now.”
Israeli media reported clashes between demonstrators and police, two police officers were arrested and water cannons were fired.
