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“This isn’t ‘peace through strength,’” Mort Klein, of ZOA, told JNS. “It is heartbreaking and infuriating and frightening that Israel’s government is agreeing to this deal.”
Benny Gantz, chairman of the National Unity Party, said securing the release of the hostages “is simply the only way forward.”
“There is no greater moral, human, Jewish or Israeli obligation than to bring our sons and daughters back to us,” said the Israeli head of state.
“It is long past time for the fighting to end and the work of building peace and security to begin,” the president said.
“It is now time to deliver this agreement for all hostages and their families, the people of Gaza, and the people of the region,” said the E.U. foreign policy chief.
Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire and hostage release deal during talks in Doha on Wednesday.
The U.S. president-elect said his team “will continue to work closely with Israel and our allies to make sure Gaza never again becomes a terrorist safe haven.”
Mike Waltz told “Call Me Back” podcast host Dan Senor that an Israeli ceasefire with the terror group is not the end, stressing the need for the full demilitarization of Gaza.
“Contrary to reports, the Hamas terrorist group has not yet returned its response to the deal,” the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office stated.
The Religious Zionism Party leader is demanding the dismantling of Hamas and renewed fighting in Gaza.
Karim Khan advised judges to dismiss Israel’s appeal against his war crimes probe, whose authority Jerusalem has never recognized.
A senior IDF officer is calling for a new strategy amid mounting casualties in the northern Strip.
