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We are against a deal like this. I’m not demonstrating against the families but against the government. It’s forbidden for a country to be run by the emotions of families. The families have the right to do whatever they think will bring their family members, but as a country, we can’t put in danger the security of the whole state.”
It’s a mix of emotions. Of course we are really glad that people are coming back home, but on the other hand, we don’t know their condition. And Evyatar is not on the first list. We are anxious because every day he stays there, he is in danger,
said Matan Eshet, 27, David’s cousin We need to continue this war … My best friend died a month ago [fighting] in Rafah. I ask myself now if it was for nothing,
This is the ceasefire agreement I introduced last spring.”
No wonder the outgoing president said, as he announced the latest breakthrough This uncertainty is ripping families apart - there is a chance they could be all be released. If this opportunity is missed you have no idea how long will be until the next time”
Seeing people return is going to bring tears of joy,
says Alana Zeitchik, who has six family members seized by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Oz in the Hamas attack We must go all the way with the ceasefire deal, no one should be left behind
Shay Dickmann, 29 - a fifth year medical student, whose cousins Carmel Gat and Yarden Gat were also captured on 7 October, speaking from Hostage Square, where families hold regular protests demanding the government bring their relatives home, tells The Independent The ministers who have been saying that they want to reject the deal, they’re a stain on the state of Israel, and they don’t represent the state of Israel... They must put all of our people above the politics."
As for the comments from Israeli ministers Mr Smotrich and Mr Ben-Gvir, she says The fear is not just of the immediate danger, but of the emotional toll: constant uncertainty and the ever-present feeling that our lives are not truly our own,
We eagerly await the success of US president-elect Donald Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu in the process of liberating the 98 people abducted by the terrorist group Hamas, among whom are nine Argentines,
Milei posted on his X account From Argentina, we will do everything within our power to recover our compatriots and put an end to this scourge,
said Milei, referring to the detained citizens with dual Argentine-Israeli nationality I am waiting for Sunday morning when they will announce the ceasefire,
said Nasr al-Gharabli, who fled his home in Gaza City for a camp further south in the territory Subject to the approval of the cabinet and the government, and the implementation of the agreement, the release of the hostages can proceed according to the planned framework, with the hostages expected to be released as early as Sunday [Jan. 19],
The idea that Israel is going to be able to sustain itself for the long term without accommodating the Palestinian question... It's not going to happen."
During an interview on MSNBC, President Biden said Within the past 24 hours, the Israeli military scaled up its attacks across the Gaza Strip, mainly targeting buildings and public facilities. More people were killed inside their homes and shelters, where they had been seeking refuge and protection."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was informed by the negotiating team that agreements have been reached on a deal to release the hostages,
his office said in a statement And I kept reminding my friend, and he is a friend, although we don't agree a whole lot lately, Bibi Netanyahu, that he has to find a way to accommodate the legitimate concerns of a large group of people called Palestinians, who have no place to live independently."
Mr Biden, who hands over to Donald Trump on Monday, added Israeli attacks and demolitions by combat engineers and military bulldozers [have rendered] much of the Strip uninhabitable, clearly constituting ethnic cleansing in some areas and violating Palestinians’ right to return.”
In its 2025 world report, HRW said So who protects you in Ireland when they try to kill you?”
No other army in the world has ever taken such wide-ranging measures,
