20/1/2024–|Last updated: 1/20/202404:49 AM (Mecca time)
Israeli media said that the families of Israeli detainees in Gaza stripOn Friday evening, they began a sit-in in front of the Israeli Prime Minister’s house Benjamin Netanyahu In the city of Caesarea, south of Haifa, they set up tents to sleep in the place.
The sit-in comes within the framework of pressure exerted by the families of the prisoners on the Netanyahu government to conclude an exchange deal with the Palestinian resistance factions, as Israeli officials acknowledge that the exchange is the only way to recover the prisoners detained in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli Broadcasting Authority quoted a number of prisoners' families as saying that they had lost confidence in the government and were taking their own actions.
The authority quoted a relative of the detainees as saying, “Any delay in the negotiations puts their lives in danger.”
The head of the Israeli intelligence service said,Mossad) Former Tamir Pardo, in a statement to the Commission, “If Netanyahu decides to give up the prisoners, let him say it publicly in front of the public.”
He added, “If we end the war with 136 coffins, Israel will lose for the first time. Care must be taken to correct the state's abandonment and betrayal of its citizens.”
◾The families of the occupation prisoners in Gaza prepare to sleep in tents in front of the house of the occupation prime minister in Caesarea. pic.twitter.com/vdfmyu3qLT
– Palestine Dialogue Network (@paldf) January 19, 2024
Israel estimates that there are about 136 prisoners still detained in Gaza, according to identical media reports and statements by Israeli officials.
The Palestinian resistance factions, led by the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitationOn the 7th of last October, at least about 239 people were killed in the towns and cities surrounding the Gaza Strip, dozens of whom were exchanged with Israel during Temporary humanitarian truce It lasted seven days and ended in early December.
On the other hand, Palestinian prisoners’ institutions reported that, under the truce, Israel released 240 Palestinian prisoners from its prisons, including 71 female prisoners and 169 children.