Israeli Channel 12 reported that the Chief of Staff Herzi Halevy Tell the families of Israeli detainees in Gaza that it is time to seek an exchange deal.
The channel quoted Halevy as telling the families, “The army has achieved many achievements and we must have courage to conclude a deal,” as he put it.
In turn, an informed Israeli source quoted by the same channel stated that the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu He is not ready to end the war in Gaza in exchange for the return of the detainees, a position confirmed by Israeli and American sources during the past months.
Criticisms of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli Defense Minister escalated Yoav GalantBecause of their inability to achieve the war goals they declared, most notably the dismantling of Hamas and the release of detainees in Gaza.
Israeli estimates indicate that there are 101 Israeli prisoners in Gaza, while the Islamic Resistance Movement says (agitationDozens of them were killed in Israeli raids targeting the Gaza Strip.
She called on the families of the Israeli prisoners detained in… Gaza Strip This week, Defense Minister Yoav Galant, the Ministers of the Ministerial Council, and the heads of the security services decided to withdraw the negotiating deal file from the hands of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, put forward a comprehensive Israeli initiative for a deal, and vote on it in the government.
The Association of Families of Israeli Prisoners Detained in Gaza said that the authorities in Israel are running a false and ugly propaganda campaign against the exchange deal.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been waging a genocidal war on Gaza, leaving thousands of martyrs and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 10,000 missing, amid massive destruction and famine that killed dozens of children and the elderly.
Tel Aviv continues the war, ignoring two UN Security Council resolutions to stop it immediately, and orders International Court of Justice By taking measures to prevent acts of genocide, and to improve the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.