– I completely reject the terms of surrender from the monsters to Hamas, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Hamas has reportedly presented several demands for the release of the rest of the Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza. – In exchange for them releasing the hostages, Hamas demands an end to the war, that we pull our strings out of Gaza, and that all the murderers and rapists be set free. And that Hamas must remain intact, says Netanyahu. Hamas responds that there is thus no chance of the hostages being returned to Israel, reports Reuters. Increasing pressure The Prime Minister is under increasing pressure at home to get the 136 Israeli hostages who are still in Gaza released. Relatives of the hostages demonstrate outside the prime minister’s residence and demand action. 136 Israeli hostages are still abducted by Hamas. Photo: RONEN ZVULUN / Reuters – We need the government to fix the problem it has created and get the hostages home immediately, says Jon Polin to the Reuters news agency. He is the father of one of the abductees. The Forum for Hostages and Missing Persons demands in a statement that Netanyahu is clear that civilians, soldiers and others of the abductees will not be abandoned. – We must advance the agreement now, says a written statement. Hamas abducted around 240 people when they attacked Israel on October 7. More than 100 of the hostages were released at the end of November. It was done under an agreement negotiated by the United States, Qatar and Egypt. Israel’s prime minister believes that it is his insistence that has prevented the formation of a Palestinian state which would have posed an existential danger to Israel. Photo: RONEN ZVULUN / Reuters Insists Israel bombed last night Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip. There must also have been fierce battles on the ground. Netanyahu stated on Thursday that he is against giving the Palestinians a separate state. The US president later said that Netanyahu does not oppose any two-state solution. The statement came after a telephone conversation between the two. On Sunday, Netanyahu announced that he will insist on “full Israeli control of all lands west of Jordan.” The Prime Minister says that he is standing up to international and internal pressure to change his position, and will continue to do so. – My insistence has prevented the establishment of a Palestinian state which would have become an existential danger for Israel, says Netanyahu.
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