Netanyahu says Israel will soon increase “political and military pressure” on Hamas

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahusaid this Sunday that in the coming days his country will increase “political and military pressure on Hamas”to achieve the release of the 133 Israeli hostages who still remain in the Gaza strip.

“Instead of abandoning their extremist positions, Hamas benefits from our divisions and is encouraged by the pressures directed against the Israeli government”said the president in a message on the occasion of the celebration of the EasterO Jewish Passover.

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“So we will give him painful blows and it will happen soon.”said the president.

Netanyahu guilty again Islamic group having rejected all proposals for a ceasefire in Link which allows the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, despite Hamas has been calling for a ceasefire for months.”definitive” as a prerequisite, something to which Netanyahu opposes.

The demands of Hamas in negotiations they did not change: the end of the offensivethe withdrawal of troops Linkthe return of displaced people from the north to their homes and the arrival of sufficient humanitarian aid to rebuild the enclave.

The message of Netanyahu It occurs while expectations persist regarding a possible Israeli military offensive in Rafawhich the Prime Minister approved more than a month ago, but which is opposed by most of the international community, including U.Sthe main military ally of Israel.

The Prime Minister also sent an alert to the washingtonafter the American media Axios published in the last few hours that the State Department plans to sanction the Israeli Army’s ultra-Orthodox battalion, Netzah Yehudafor possible violations of human rights in Occupied West Bank.

“I will fight fiercely to defend the Israel Defense Forces, our Army and our soldiers. If anyone believes they can impose sanctions on an Army unit, I will fight them with all my strength.“, assured Netanyahu.

Source: Elcomercio

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