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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 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 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 This is a vital step on the path to upholding the basic commitment a nation has to its citizens,
We ask our brothers in Hamas to communicate with mediators to end the war,
said Omar Jendiya, in Deir al-Balah We were expecting that the (Israeli) occupation would intensify the bombing, like they did every time there were reports of progress in truce talks,
said Mohammed Mahdi, who is sheltering in Gaza City Yesterday was a bloody day, and today is bloodier,
said Zaher al-Wahedi, a Health Ministry official After reviewing all the political, security and humanitarian aspects, and understanding that the proposed deal supports achieving the objectives of the war, (the security cabinet) has recommended that the government approve the proposed framework,
the office said in a statement 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 I think the possibility is very much there and specifically when other crossings will be opened up,
Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, told a press briefing in Geneva Life has become an unbearable hell,
said resident Jomaa Abed al-Aal If the "deal" passes, we will leave the government with a heavy heart.
He reiterated that on Friday, writing on social media platform X 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,
The decision gives backwind for terrorism and will destabilize the security situation in the West Bank,
It is better for the families of Jewish settlers to rejoice than for the families of the released"
Israel's defense minister, Israel Katz, has canceled detention orders in place against settles in the occupied West Bank, saying Our fellow citizens Ofer Kalderon and Ohad Yahalomi are on the list of 33 hostages to be freed in the first phase of the Gaza accord,
We renew our greetings to our people in the Gaza Strip and their steadfastness, which had the first credit after God in completing this deal,
Zaher Jabarin, the head of Hamas' Martyrs and Prisoners Office, said in the statement I have decided to release the settlers held in administrative detention and send a clear message of support and encouragement to the settlement enterprise,
Katz said in a statement this morning We’re here as a court of last resort and ...as we speak right now, we haven’t seen any real effort by the State of Israel to take action that would meet the established jurisprudence, which is investigations regarding the same suspects for the same conduct,
