Gaza Strip
A day earlier, Gazans demonstrated in Rafah, cursing terrorist strongman Yahye Sinwar.
The army continue to win firefights in the Hamas stronghold.
“Since October 7, Israel has suspended visits to the Palestinian prisoners in the prisons. At the same time, Hamas has so far not allowed visits to the abductees it is holding. This is unacceptable.”
This type of deal would also include the release of all Palestinian security prisoners.
Organizers demand that “no aid goes through until the last of the abductees returns, no equipment be transferred to the enemy.”
IDF soldier Elkana Vizel wrote a letter in case he did not return from battle.
An Israeli official said that the terror group is actually hardening its posture in negotiations, but that a “breakthrough soon” is still possible.
Around two-thirds said the Hamas terror attacks in southern Israel were a “legitimate resistance operation.”
Two buildings collapsed in central Gaza due to an explosion, causing the deaths of 21 Israeli soldiers.
Attendees at the parliamentary session wept.
The Islamist group’s about-face is in part driven by fear of destruction as the IDF closes in, says one expert on the Arab world.
Former IDF officers lay out the reasons why despite the achievements made so far in Israel’s war against Hamas, the fighting is likely to last for months yet.
