The Israelis protest against the captives, against the expansion of the Gaza War of Netanyahu | News Israel-Palestine Conflict
Thousands of Israelis gathered outside the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, urging the government to prioritize the release of captives still held in Gaza instead of climbing military operations in the Palestinian territory.
The demonstration on Saturday was held while the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized the mobilization of up to 60,000 reserve soldiers, reporting plans to intensify his assault against the Palestinian enclosure besieged.
A demonstrator held up a Netanyahu sprout in the air who said: “Our tyrant is a liar, because of him, the state is on fire”.
Government representatives claim that a widen military offensive on Gaza will pressure Hamas to release the remaining 59 captives, but criticisms argue that it endangers their lives. To end the ephemeral ceasefire, which saw Palestinian prisoners exchanged against Israeli captives earlier this year, has not led to more outings.
A video broadcast by Hamas has ceased to show one of the Israeli captives, which local media identified as Maxim Herkin. In the four -minute video published online, Herkin is seen to save by Hamas members after an Israeli attack struck a tunnel, buried and injuring the Israeli captive.
The families of the captives have published a statement saying that they passed the Sabbath seized by “atrocious anxiety” after the news of the planned climbing of the government and the effect it could have on those who are always held in Gaza.
The Bring Them Home, a group representing relatives, condemned this decision as a reckless.
“Israel is about to sink into the Gaza mud in the name of the illusion that it is possible to reach a victory without making our brothers and sisters of captivity,” said the group in an article on X. “The widening of the fighting will endanger the abduction, the living and the dead.”
They urged Netanyahu to abandon the offensive and to achieve an agreement that would guarantee the return of captives. “Stop this error,” said the group.
‘Protests not enough to influence Netanyahu’
Addressing Al Jazeera, Israeli journalist Gideon Levy said that the protest movement remains coherent, but that he has no momentum to challenge Netanyahu’s coalition. “It is the same old protest, very courageous and devoted, but not large enough to influence Netanyahu,” said Levy.
He noted that a large segment of Israeli society continues to support the war effort, even in the midst of the growing frustration of the families of captives, and that “when [Israelis] are called to war, they will obey. »»
Netanyahu, speaking on Thursday during a public event in Jerusalem, seemed to suggest that overcoming Hamas remains the absolute priority of Israel instead of the liberation of captives. “We want to bring all our hostages back home,” he said. “War has a supreme goal, and the supreme goal is victory over our enemies, and that will reach.”
The families of captives accused Netanyahu of having undermined the previous attempts to reach a truce and exchange agreement. Some believe that his refusal to compromise reflects political motivations, aimed at ensuring the survival of his far -right coalition government, rather than a real concern for captives.
