2023-12-25 18:50:38
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was heckled Monday during a speech in Parliament by families of hostages, held in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war against Hamas 80 days ago.
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“Now, now!” »relatives of hostages chanted at several points during the speech as the prime minister declared that Israeli forces needed ” more time “ to obtain their release by continuing their operations in the Palestinian territory, where 156 Israeli soldiers have been killed since the start of the ground phase of the war at the end of October.
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A week-long truce that ended on December 1 allowed the release of 105 hostages, including 80 in exchange for 240 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, but 129 remain captive in Gaza.
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“What if it was your son?” », “80 days, every minute is hell”could we read on banners brandished by families in Parliament, which held a special session devoted to the question of hostages.
Assurant“spare no effort” to free the hostages, Mr. Netanyahu said that this was only possible by maintaining “military pressure”.
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“We must not stop the war until we have achieved victory over those who want our lives”did he declare. “We will not stop until victory”.
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Some 250 people were taken hostage during the bloody Hamas attack on Israeli soil on October 7, which left around 1,140 dead, mostly civilians, according to an AFP count based on the latest figures. officials.
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At least 20,057 people – mostly women, children and adolescents – have been killed in Gaza since the start of the Israeli offensive in retaliation for the attack, according to the ruling Hamas authorities.
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