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Thousands calls after release of the Israeli hostages
The indirect negotiations with Hamas are not making anything forward. Israel’s head of government Netanyahu insists on maximum demands. Headmiths question his relentless attitude.
For the release of the hostages in the Gaza Strip, thousands of on the streets have once again demonstrated in Israel. The right -wing extremist Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich meanwhile spoke out for a complete occupation of the Gaza Strip and, if necessary, a military rule of Israel.
Israel and Hamas do not move away from their positions
Indirect negotiations between Israel and Islamist Hamas about an ceasefire and the release of hostages are currently not coming. The ideas about a possible deal continue to diverge.
According to Israeli information, there are currently 24 living hostages and 35 corpses of abducted in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas wants to guarantee that Israel ends the war after the release of the last stated and removes his military from the Gaza Strip. Israel does not want to give such a guarantee, consists of the removal of Hamas from Gaza and intends permanent troops in parts of the coastal area on the Mediterranean.
“Change the war mode”
Netanyahu confirmed this position in a recorded video address published on Saturday evening. “We will not end the” war of the (Israeli) rebirth “before we destroyed Hamas in Gaza and brought all of our hostages home,” he said according to a report by the “Times of Israel”.
Finance Minister Smotrich wrote on platform X, Netanyahu’s statement, “to change the war mode, to strive for a complete line -up of the Gaza strip and not to be afraid of a military rule, if necessary to destroy and ensure that Gaza is not a threat to the state of Israel”. In this way, security can be guaranteed and Israeli hostages can be released quickly.
Geisel member: Netanyahu has no plan
Netanyahu is criticized by members of the hostages. The forum of the hostage -membered emphasized in a statement that the head of government, with many words and slogans, struggled that he “has no plan”.
USA: We are fighting for the return
The White House in Washington sent a signal of support on the occasion of the end of the Jewish Passover Festival. In capital letters, it was read about the hostages in an X-Post: “We won’t stop fighting for your return.”
The Gaza War triggered the worst massacre in the history of Israel, the terrorists of Hamas and other extremist Palestinian organizations on October 7, 2023 in southern Israel. On the Israeli side, 1,200 people were killed and 250 people were kidnapped as hostages.
dpa
Source: Stern
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