Families of Israeli hostages held by Islamist commandos in Loop They interrupted a speech by the Prime Minister on Monday Benjamin Netanyahu when he stated before Parliament that he needed “more time” to fulfill his promise to rescue the captives.
“Now! Now!”, the relatives cried out when the nationalist leader explained that the Israeli forces needed “more time” to free the 129 hostages, of the approximately 240 initially, who were taken to Loop following the bloody incursion of Islamist commandos into southern Israel on October 7.
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A week-long truce at the end of November allowed the release of 105 hostages80 of which were exchanged for 240 Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails.
“What if it were your son?” “80 days, every minute is hell”, could be read on the banners raised by the families in Parliament, which held a special session dedicated to the hostages.
ensuring no “scrimp on efforts” to achieve his release, Netanyahu He assured that this would only be possible if “military pressure” was maintained.
He leader Israeli He explained that he spoke with military commanders on the ground and they told him that they needed “more time”.
“We cannot stop the war until we have achieved victory against those who they attack our lives”, declared. “We will not stop until victory.”
In the unprecedented attack by Hamas on Israeli soil on October 7, about 1,140 people diedmostly civilians, according to an AFP count based on the latest official data.
At least 20,674 people –especially women and minors– have died in Loop since the beginning of the Israeli army offensive in retaliation for the attack, according to the Hamas authorities, in power in the Palestinian enclave.
