He made the statement as the mediators continued efforts to rescue the truce agreement in Gaza.
Israel will occupy more territories in Gaza and continue to fight until it eliminates Hamas if the Palestinian armed organization continues to refuse to release the remaining hostages, Israeli Defense Minister Israel said Tuesday.
He made the statement as the mediators continued efforts to rescue the Gaza Truce Agreement, which collapsed after the restoration of Israeli air and land attacks on March 18, after no agreement was reached with Hamas to extend the two -month period. Israel has stated that it will never accept Hamas’ governance and military force in Gaza after the attack on October 7, 2023, which led to the Gaza war.
The last attack was one of the most murderous since the start of the conflict 17 months ago, dismantling a fragile truce that had been largely maintained since its launch on January 19th. Hamas still holds 59 hostages, estimated that 24 are still alive, out of more than 250 that abducted during her attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
In another development, the Israeli Parliament (Kneset) gave its final approval to the long -awaited state budget of 2025 on Tuesday, at a hectic meeting that highlighted the divisive views of MPs and the country on the fate of the hostages who remain in Gaza.
Knesset approved the budget with 66 votes in favor and 52 against. If the budget had not been approved by 31 March, early elections would have been announced. “This is a war budget and, with the help of God, will be a victory budget,” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotric said shortly before the vote began.
The discussion was held at a stormy meeting of Kneset, where families of some hostages entered the central hall and holding posters and photos of their loved ones. With them were opposition MPs, who were holding signs with the number “59”, representing hostages in Gaza by Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, about 24 of them are still estimated to be alive.
SOURCE: KEPE