Families demand clarity about living gaza geisels according to Trump's statement

Families demand clarity about living gaza geisels according to Trump's statement

The families of the people affected on October 7th in Gaza demand new information from the Israeli government after US President Donald Trump are.

families demand transparency

"Current life 21. Three have died. This is a terrible situation," said Trump on Tuesday. This statement made the families of the hostages like a shock. In a message from the "Forum for hostages and missing families", it was again demanded: "We require the Israeli government if new, previously hidden information is available to share it with us immediately."

The pressure on the government is growing

The forum asked the Prime Minister to stop the war until the return of all kidnapped people, as this was the "most urgent and most important national task". The official perspective of Israel, which was confirmed on Tuesday by Gal Hirsch, the coordinator for prisoners and missing, states that 24 hostages live. "The terrorist organization Hamas currently holds 59 hostages," said Hirsch About social media , a few hours after Trump's comment. "24 of them are on the list of living hostages."

signs of another reality

Nevertheless, there is a clear sign that Israel has reason to assume that the actual number is lower. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a video message in which he first made it clear that Israel does not believe in the life capability of all 24 hostages. "We know with certainty that there are 21 life. There is no argument about it. There are three whose survival have doubts," he said in the video recorded in advance. "We don't give up anyone."

military operations and perspectives

At the beginning of this week, Netanyahu approved a Expansion of the war in Gaza to urge the Palestinian population to a smaller area in the south of the beamed area. Israel claims that his military actions aim to put pressure on Hamas to achieve an agreement on an armistice. However, the opportunities for an early agreement will disappear rapidly, as well as the hope of freeing the remaining hostages.

uncertainty about the number of living hostages

Netanyahu was careful before the current video message by saying that "up to 24" hostages were kept alive in Gaza. Last week, when Netanyahu mentioned hostages living up to 24 ", his wife, Sara, interrupted him, and said:" Less. "

This moment with an open microphone provided further turmoil among the families of the hostages. A mother of a kidnapped, Einav Zangauer, commented on social media: "When the wife of the Prime Minister has kidnapped new information about the murdered, I demand from her to know whether my Matan still lives or whether he was murdered in captivity because her husband refuses to end the war."

concern about hostages

Israel's officials have expressed “serious concerns” about three hostages, but did not want to confirm whether Israel certainly knows that they are dead. Trump's statements suggest that Israel has passed on sensitive information about the condition of the hostages to the Trump administration.

Over 250 people were taken hostage during a surprising attack by the Hamas militants on October 7, 2023, which triggered the ongoing war in Gaza.