2024-09-16 23:33:31
Tel Aviv: The pressure on the Prime Minister is increasing to make a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Israel. A big demonstration was held again in Israel on Saturday. The mother of the kidnapped Israeli soldier played an audio clip of her son addressing Netanyahu in the demonstration on Saturday evening. Demonstrations were held at many places across the country, in which hundreds of thousands of people participated. The demonstration was against the government and to make a ceasefire deal as soon as possible. Matan Angrest was kidnapped from the Nahal Oz military base on the day of the October 7 attack. The 30-second long audio clip was the first sign of him being alive. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum has recently discovered this recording. Angrest has used such terminology for the conversation, which was probably decided by Hamas. In the audio clip, he described himself and one of his companions as prisoners. In the clip, he said, ‘Netanyahu, you should exchange between the Palestinian prisoners held in Israel and the prisoners here. I want to meet my family and friends. This is important. I think you are capable of this. I trust you.’ Her mother played the recording at the rally and called for a deal to release the 101 hostages still held by Hamas.
Israel airstrikes in Gaza
Israel carried out airstrikes on central and southern Gaza on Saturday night, killing at least 14 people. In fact, this airstrike took place when friends and family members of a Turkish-American activist killed by an Israeli soldier were preparing for her (American activist’s) funeral. Gaza Civil Defense said on Saturday that the airstrikes on Gaza city targeted a house in which 11 people, including three women and four children, lived.
Türkiye will conduct an investigation
In addition, a camp for Palestinians displaced by the Israel-Hamas war in Khan Younis was targeted. Air strikes were also carried out earlier this week. A camp was targeted on Tuesday and a United Nations school for displaced people on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the state Turkish news agency reported that the body of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Ezgi, who was killed by an Israeli soldier on September 6, was sent to his hometown late Friday with a police honor guard.
Her coffin, draped in a Turkish flag, was carried on a hearse escorted by six officers in ceremonial uniform to a hospital in Didim. Her funeral is scheduled for later Saturday in the coastal city in western Turkey. The 26-year-old activist from Seattle held US and Turkish citizenship. The Israeli military said on Tuesday that Egi was shot “indirectly and unintentionally” by Israeli forces. Turkiye announced it would open its own investigation into her death.