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National security will suffer unless all of the women and men being held captive return home,
wrote veteran commentator Ron Ben-Yishai in Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper on Monday, reflecting a majority Israeli view based on opinion polls I demanded – and received – a commitment from Prime Minister Netanyahu that Israel will return to the battlefield to eliminate Hamas and eradicate this threat once and for all,
Smotrich said in a statement on Monday We reiterate the inevitability of adhering to our legitimate rights and our national identity that unites our people everywhere in the world, which requires the unity of our land and our people under the umbrella of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, and the commitment of all to its political program and international obligations, and working under one system, one law, and one legitimate weapon,
The Security Council must confront an uncomfortable truth. It called for the release of the hostages, but those calls were ignored by Hamas. And yet, it was Israel that was scrutinized in this room, while no measures against the kidnappers of babies and the elderly were adopted,
We reaffirm in this context that the Gaza Strip is an integral part of the occupied Palestinian territory and that the State of Palestine holds the legal and political jurisdiction over the Strip and all occupied Palestinian territories since 1967, including East Jerusalem,
I look forward to working with you to return the remaining hostages, to destroy Hamas's military capabilities and end its political rule in Gaza, and to ensure that Gaza never again poses a threat to Israel,
That's not our war; it's their war. But I'm not confident."
Asked whether he believed the two sides would maintain the truce, Trump said In Emily's own words, she is the happiest girl in the world; she has her life back,
Damari's mother Mandy said on Monday, We got our Romi back, but all families deserve the same outcome, both the living and the dead."
Meirav Leshem Gonen, mother of Romi Gonen, said Some of them will arrive on gurneys and wheelchairs. Others will arrive in coffins. Some will arrive wounded and injured, in dire emotional condition,
Gaza is like a massive demolition site,
Trump said as he signed a flurry of executive orders following his inauguration This is the first time I sleep comfortably and I'm not afraid,
We wanted to come back to put up a tent during the ceasefire. As you can see it has become a ghost town. There is no water. There is nothing. There is even no levelled ground you can stay on,
Unicef welcomes the release of 9 Palestinian children who were reunited with their families overnight in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, after being held in detention for over a year.”
Issuing a statement, she said Even if you tried to tie up an animal here, it will not live,
Some beautiful things could be done with it,
said Mr Trump, the real estate developer turned commander-in-chief, noting the territory’s coastline and “phenomenal” weather and location I have not seen policemen or bulldozers clearing roads.” ... Everything is the same and we are still afraid.”
Nevine Hamada, an unemployed mother of six whose husband was killed in the war, said ... Standing in a breadline at a bakery in Gaza City, she added If Hamas adheres to all the details of the agreement, starting next week, the residents of the Gaza Strip will be able to return to the northern part of the Strip, and directives will be issued in this regard,
We are finally in our home. There is no home left, just rubble, but it's our home,
Gaza is destroyed, but Hamas is still on its feet,
said Avi Issacharoff, an Israeli Middle East analyst and co-creator of the television show Fauda
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