Mothers of Israeli hostages demonstrated on Friday in front of the residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, to demand the signing of an agreement guaranteeing the return of their children and other hostages, reports the daily Haaretz, while information report the visit of an Israeli delegation to Qatar.
“We are living in a critical period and these negotiations must move forward. We are preparing to come in greater numbers and with more force to achieve this,” Eilat Levy-Shahar, whose daughter Naama was kidnapped on October 7, 2023 by Palestinian commandos, told protesters.
On Thursday, Mr. Netanyahu authorized delegations from the Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence service, the Shin Bet, the domestic intelligence service, and the army to continue negotiations in Doha, his office said in a statement, in a reference to the indirect talks carried out in recent weeks under the mediation of Qatar, Egypt and the United States, which have revived hopes of an agreement.
But at the end of last December, the two sides accused each other of creating new obstacles which they said would delay the conclusion of an agreement for the release of the hostages. A Hamas delegation had arrived in Cairo to prepare for negotiations in Doha “in the coming days,” a Palestinian movement official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Shira, mother of Liri Elbag, who was kidnapped at the same time as Naama, said: “We are suffocating with worry, we cry at night and we are full of anger. We need the Prime Minister to act to bring them home. We know there is a meeting scheduled for today regarding the hostages, and we pray that they make the right decisions and say enough is enough – we want them to go home. We are exhausted; They need to be here.” “.
Niva, whose son, Omer Wankert, was kidnapped at a rave near the Gaza border, addressed the prime minister: “I demand that you do the right thing today, now. Sign a deal to bring everyone home. The State of Israel is ready, resilient, strong. Omer, Naama and Liri cannot cry out: “Mr Prime Minister, save us!” It’s your duty and your responsibility, do it today.”
According to an AFP count based on official figures, the Hamas attack led to the death of more than 1,200 people on the Israeli side, the majority civilians. More than 45,500 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli military campaign of reprisals on the Gaza Strip, mainly civilians, according to data from the Health Ministry of the Hamas government in Gaza, deemed reliable by the UN.
Mothers of Israeli hostages demonstrated on Friday in front of the residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, to demand the signing of an agreement guaranteeing the return of their children and other hostages, reports the daily Haaretz, while information report the visit of an Israeli delegation to Qatar. “We are living in a period…
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