Netanyahu says he will “exhaust all possibilities” to secure the return of hostages

The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahumet this Saturday with the families of the 229 hostages held by the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas in Link and told them that Israel “will exhaust all possibilities” to achieve their return.

According to a statement from Desk of Prime Ministerat the meeting Netanyahu He stressed that the release of hostages is the main objective of the war with Hamas.

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“The key is the pressure level”, stated the Prime Minister, who stressed that “the greater the pressure, the greater the possibilities” of releasing them.

The families of the hostages made an urgent appeal to meet with Netanyahu and also with the Minister of Defense, Yoav Galantein the face of growing fears for the safety of their loved ones due to the increase in the ground operation carried out by Israel in Link.

In turn, in a message recorded on video and broadcast on the Israel Defense Forces’ X (formerly Twitter) account, the head of General Stafflieutenant general Herzi Halevistated this Saturday that “Bringing hostages home is a supreme national effort.”“, and it will be done “everything possible” to do this successfully.

Furthermore, halevi recognized that the ongoing operation “It will be complex and presents risksbecause victory has a price”.

“To destroy the enemy there is no another solution enter your territory by force”, he stressed.

A total of 7,703 people died and 18,967 were injured in the attacks that Israel has been carried out in Gaza since October 7th, when, in a surprise attack on Israeli soil, Hamas claimed the lives of 1,400 people. Others 229 were kidnapped and remain in the hands of Islamic group.

Source: Elcomercio

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