Netanyahu: Opportunities for the liberation of the Gaza Geiseln according to Iran's use

Netanyahu: Opportunities for the liberation of the Gaza Geiseln according to Iran's use

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that after the military operations of Israel in Iran, "many opportunities have opened up", including the chance to bring the remaining hostages back from Gaza.

new priorities in hostage freedom

When speeches in a facility of the domestic secret service Shin Bet in south of Israel on Sunday, Netanyahu said: "As you probably know, many options opened up after this victory. First we have to save the hostages. Of course we also have to solve the Gaza problem and defeat Hamas, but I believe that we will meet both missions."

These statements mark the first clear indication that Netanyahu priorizes the return of the hostages as the most important goal, in contrast to his previous focus on the defeat of Hamas. In the past few months he had defined the victory over Hamas as the "top goal" and did not put the release of the hostages into the foreground.

reaction of the hostage -membered

The statements of Netanyahu could represent a significant change in communication about Israel's war goals. He had repeatedly had to endure criticism of families of the hostages, opposition politicians and large parts of the Israeli public because he had not clearly called the return of the hostages as the primary goal of Israel.

In response to his statements on Sunday, the headquarters of the hostage forum of the hostage members called for a comprehensive agreement to bring all 50 hostages back and end the fights in Gaza. "What is needed is the release, not the rescue. This difference from only one word could make up the difference between rescue and loss for the hostages," it said in a explanation of the forum.

regional opportunities and political pressure

Netanyahu's comments come at a time when the pressure on Israel, especially US President Donald Trump, increases in order to agree on an armistice. Since the end of the conflict with Iran, negotiators have been committed to taking up the talks with Hamas in Gaza.

On Sunday evening there was a high -ranking meeting for Gaza, in which Netanyahu took part, with some of his closest consultants, including the Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, Minister of Defense Israel Katz and others, to discuss the current status of military operations in the Palestinian area.

DERMER is scheduled for talks with the Trump administration in Washington, D.C.,

Trump calls for negotiations

Trump has unequivocally expressed his interest in securing a ceasefire contract in order to end the war in Gaza and to bring the 50 hostages held by Hamas, of which at least 20 still live. In a contribution on social media in the early Sunday morning, Trump asked Israel to “do the deal in Gaza. Get the Geisen back !!!”

Before that, Trump had expressed his support for Netanyahu and described his ongoing corruption process as a "political witch hunt" - this was the second time that the president had asked for an end to the persecution of the long -time Israeli guide.

After the end of the operation in Iran, Netanyahu asked for a shift in his upcoming court dates this week. After the inquiries were rejected twice, the court approved the delay after a confidential session in which the judge said that there was a change in the "evidence structure" compared to the previous applications.