“137” hostages remain in the hands of the Islamist movement, says the Israeli ambassador to France

How many hostages remain in Hamas hands? “There are 137 left. […] We have had confirmation of the death of 6 hostages”specifies Alona Fischer-Kamm, Israeli ambassador to France, guest of the “4 Truths“ from France 2, Monday December 4. “I believe that the resumption of war or military operations is compatible with the other objective which is the release of all the hostages”she specifies.

“They are the ones who took their own population like hostages”

Is Israel falling into the trap of Hamas using civilians as shields? “It is Hamas’ responsibility, it is not Israel’s responsibility. They are the ones who took their own population as hostages, using them as human shields”confides the Israeli ambassador to France.

The President of the Republic questioned this weekend about the military objective of Israel, which seeks the destruction of Hamas. “What we are trying to do is get Hamas out of power and [qu’il ne puisse] not threaten the security of southern Israel and the citizens of southern Israel in the future. This is a war that has been imposed on us. The destruction of Hamas for us means putting an end to the military system and to Hamas as the regime that reigns in Gaza tomorrow.”explains Alona Fischer-Kamm.