After what is considered to be a softening of Hamas’ position on a truce agreement and the release of hostages, it is the Israeli Prime Minister who has hardened his tone by affirming that his country intends to achieve all its war objectives. An attitude that provokes the anger of his opponents and in particular of the families of hostages who continue their protest movement.
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With our correspondent in Jerusalem, Michel Paul
Any agreement should allow Israel to resume the fight until all the objectives of the war have been achieved. A clarification from the Israeli Prime Minister’s office that threatens to call everything into question. The statement, which presents the unwavering principles of the Israeli government, took the Israeli political class by surprise, including within the Israeli coalition itself.
A politician believes that this risks undermining the release of the hostages. A military source questions the motive for this communication at a time when a new round of negotiations on a truce agreement and a hostage-prisoner exchange is about to begin. For the hostages’ families, it is clear that Benjamin Netanyahu is once again trying to torpedo the talks under pressure from his far-right ministers.
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“ We will not let this happen ” proclaims Einav Zangauker, the mother of Natan, kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. And on the evening of July 7, after a day of disruption on the country’s roads, tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets. A more violent protest than usual.
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