The joy of the hostages' release is tempered by the reality many of them face with relatives killed or still held hostage.
The Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum tweeted: “The sick psychological terror of Hamas: after hours of delay, a girl released without her mother, a sister released without her brother who is 18 years old and fits the criteria, and two children whose mother was murdered released without their father, their only family.”
The released hostages listed above are 13-year-old Hila Rotem Shoshani, whose mother Raya has not been released. Maya Regev’s brother Itai is still a hostage. 16-year-old Noam and 13-year-old Alma Or have been freed but their father Dror is still a hostage and their mother Yonat was murdered.
Adi Shoham and her children Naveh and Yahel are free but Tal Shoham, their husband and father, is still being held.
Shiri Weiss and her daughter Noga were freed but Shiri’s husband is thought to be held and other relatives were killed.
Shoshan Haran is now free but her husband and sister were murdered.
hadapurpura on November 25th, 2023 at 18:58 UTC »
Copying from another post:
Hamas are just like FARC here in Colombia: commit terrorist acts, demand more and more from the government, then make a mockery of any negotiations or agreements, then try to pin that on the government.
Also, it’s worth pointing out that Hamas broke the ceasefire 15 minutes in.
jean-claude_vandamme on November 25th, 2023 at 17:40 UTC »
i think everyone saw this coming. Not sure what Gaza end game here is but they’re not helping themselves against a much stronger opponent. Imagine this is over by next summer.
Brightfox42069 on November 25th, 2023 at 17:12 UTC »
Submission statement (quoting the BBC):
Curious to hear everyone’s thoughts. A detailed response from Israel doesn’t yet appear to be available, but I will add to this submission statement once I see it.
Edit/Update:
The source below (an Israeli newspaper, Haaretz) states the following from Israel:
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Edit/Update:
From NBC:
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Final Edit/Update:
It seems the deal is back on pending any further development. I will update if anything changes.