Netanyahu: Israel will increase pressure on Hamas in coming days
Israel will launch new “painful blows” against the Palestinian group Hamas to secure the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a speech dedicated to the Jewish holiday of Passover. His words transmits The Times of Israel.
“In the coming days, we will increase military and diplomatic pressure on Hamas, because this is the only way to free our hostages and achieve our victory,” the politician said.
Netanyahu added that all proposals for the release of Israeli hostages were rejected by the Palestinian group. “We will apply [ХАМАС] additional and painful blows – and this will happen in the near future,” he concluded.
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On October 7, 2023, Hamas militants attacked settlements bordering the Gaza Strip. They took 253 people hostage. Since November 2023, 105 hostages have been returned to Israel, and several more have been released by the military or released separately.
According to Israeli authorities, there are now about 130 hostages remaining in the Gaza Strip, but the exact number is unknown. writes NBC. How notes The Times of Israel, families of the hostages are pressuring the government to do more for their release.
On April 20, The Wall Street Journal reported that representatives of the parties to negotiations to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian radical group Hamas indicated high risks of their final breakdown.
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