sadness and anger in Israel after the death of three hostages in Gaza

In Israel, the announcement of the death of three hostages killed “by mistake” by the Israeli army in Gaza caused a wave of emotion and anger. On Saturday evening, several thousand people gathered in front of the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv.

After the death of three hostages killed in Gaza by Israeli soldiers, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deplored “an unbearable tragedy” and the army spokesperson announced that he was responsible for this error. During a new rally on Saturday December 16 in Tel Aviv, thousands of Israelis came to demand that an agreement on the hostages be found. For Itay, 25, megaphone in hand, only the government is responsible for the release of the hostages: “The release of captives is the first national priority, and it is in the hands of the government. It is a question of priorities. You have to pay the price that goes with it, but today, nothing is more important. “

Thousands of Israelis came to express their pain, their anger and their despair. The three hostages killed by mistake by the Israeli army were named Yotam, Alon and Samer and managed to escape their captors, according to the Israeli army. Identified as a threat, they were shot dead by soldiers. “This proves to what extent the fighting puts the hostages in dangercontinues Itay. We cannot continue to think that everything will be fine, the hostages are in real danger every day, every week.”

Ruby Chen has no news of her 19-year-old son, kidnapped on October 7 from the Nahal Oz military base, on the border with Gaza. “The Israeli government must be proactive and put an offer on the table, which could include the release of Palestinian prisoners who have blood on their hands, he believes. They must put the best possible option on the table to bring the hostages back alive ! Living !”

“We don’t want to find them in body bags. We have to act now. We’re running out of time.”

Ruby Chen, father of a hostage

at franceinfo

The families demand more transparency from the Israeli war cabinet, to clarify the military strategy in the face of the obvious: the army’s operations did not make it possible to free the hostages alive.