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We ask everyone to respect the privacy of the hostages and their families,
Israel will not tolerate violations of the agreement,
This moment of the releases is an emotional and psychological trigger for something they were supposed to experience, and they never will experience, because this deal took too long,
It doesn’t matter how much we care about them; they’re their own people, they’re not ‘ours,
Our curiosity is really not important compared with what the hostages need,
Given the physical and emotional conditions, we expect emotional withdrawal symptoms, such as maybe exhaustion, fatigue — and some will probably need assistance with their mobility,
So many people were killed that should have been alive if they did not sabotage this deal,
I am the last one to put words into his mouth, but I can tell you that he spent a lifetime believing that another alternative is possible for Zionism, for socialism,
Many people don't like it, because it is clear that Israel is losing the ability to destroy Hamas, as we promised,
The best deal is the one which was not achieved,
Hamas is going to be able to claim that it survived,
There is no other way to release the hostages, and from within Israeli society, that was very important,
the retired Major General said We are dealing with this deal [for] more than a year, and both sides tried to achieve the best deal for themselves,
retired Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Major General Yaakov Amidror said in a discussion with reporters Thursday afternoon 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 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 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 It is breaking my heart a little more, day by day. Soon there will be nothing left of my heart - or Emily."
Speaking to The Sun back in October, Mandy Damari, 63, said She’s one of our own, she’s one of our own, Emily Damari, bring Emily home!”
At a recent game, supporters carrying yellow balloons sang 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,
