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We don't wish that this deal will fall apart,
he said
We made a very clear decision: We adhere to US President Donald Trump's statement regarding the release of the hostages - on Saturday, everyone will be released!"
Netanyahu himself did not clarify, however Israel's transport minister and war cabinet member Miri Regev posted on X that
The ruling faction in Israel wants war, and I believe there is also a faction within Hamas that wants war,
said the 60-year-old from Deir el-Balah
There is a deal. Go for it!"
said Zahiro, whose uncle Avraham Munder died in captivity
It breaks my heart to know he was chained and to know what happened to him in the tunnels from people in the tunnels,
Cohen’s fiancée, Ziv Abud, 27, told reporters on Tuesday
She got her birthday wish, to hear from her brother, which is incredible,
Idit said, through tearsHe hasn’t seen sunlight in 493 days,
she told reporters on MondayWe try to analyze it, think, what are the possibilities? Is this psychological terrorism they are pulling on us?”
she saidI’m scared if Tamir is still alive, I have no idea what he’s going through, I’m scared to even imagine,
she saidI know there is a chance I won’t get to the point where I can hold my son,
she saidHamas and the resistance factions are committed to implementing all the terms precisely in order to make the ceasefire a success and protect our people,
he told AFP
The reinforcements and mobilization of reservists are being implemented to prepare for various scenarios."
The spokesperson further explained
It was decided to reinforce the area with additional troops, including reservists."
A military spokesperson confirmed in a statement
If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday noon - the ceasefire will end and the IDF (military) will return to intense fighting until Hamas is finally defeated,
Netanyahu said
We must not go backwards. We cannot allow the hostages to waste away in captivity,
the hostages forum saidThere will only be fire and brimstone from our planes, our artillery, our tanks, and our heroic fighters. There will be full occupation of the Gaza Strip,
he saidI don’t think they’re going to make the deadline, personally,
the president said of Hamas
We’re not going to buy anything. We’re going to have it,
Trump said of U.S. control of Gaza as the Jordanian king stood byOur focus absolutely remains on the true the ceasefire can be sustained,
a government spokesperson said on TuesdayThere is nothing left in Gaza but sand. Does he want to come and take the sand? The whole of Gaza is already hell; there is nothing else,
said Ali Salama, 72, from Beit Lahia, the most destroyed part of Gaza