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The killing of the six hostages did not happen because of the decision on Philadelphi but because of Hamas itself,
It has cardinal importance for our future, and I will not give in to this pressure,
Control of the Philadelphi axis guarantees that the hostages will not be smuggled out of Gaza,
I ask for the families' forgiveness that we could not bring them home alive,
Sorry Hersh, sorry we couldn't bring you back alive,
Israel's President Isaac Herzog said in a eulogy We failed you, we all failed you. You would not have failed you,
Finally, finally, finally you are free!"
Many in the crowd erupted in sobs as his mother, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, said goodbye to her son and told him The fronts [in the West Bank and Lebanon] are real, but he did exacerbate them? Yes. Is he flirting constantly with escalation? Yes,
It’s fair to assume that [Netanyahu] would do the only thing he’s ever done: double down,
Elia Ayoub, a postdoctoral researcher, writer and host of the Fire These Times podcast, told Al Jazeera The government and the prime minister are now on the defensive,
Ori Goldberg, an expert on Israeli politics, told Al Jazeera He not only formed this coalition with them but gave them key positions and he encouraged and emboldened and empowered them and never called them into order when they went rogue,
It’s too soon to tell [what this means for the government],
Alon Pinkas, a former Israeli ambassador and government adviser, told Al Jazeera Whoever murders hostages doesn’t want a deal.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Hamas for the deaths, saying Those who place the blame on the Israeli government echo Hamas propaganda,
Ben-Gvir wrote on X, formerly Twitter He’s not some completely debauched dictator acting only on personal interest,
My message to Prime Minister Netanyahu is that my brother Keith and all the remaining hostages need to be home immediately,
Israeli-American Lee Seigel, whose brother Keith is among the roughly 75 hostages still believed to be held alive in Gaza, told CBS News at a protest on Sunday that drew hundreds of thousands of Israelis onto the streets The country needs quiet. The region needs quiet,
Hersh was among the innocents brutally attacked while attending a music festival for peace in Israel on October 7. He lost his arm helping friends and strangers during Hamas' savage massacre,
It’s too late for Carmel. Her blood is on your hands, Netanyahu. But you can still save the others,
her cousin, Gil Dickmann, told NBC News in Tel Aviv There’s a lot of anger,
Nimrod Goren, a senior fellow for Israeli Affairs at the Middle East Institute, which is based in Washington, D.C., told NBC News