“His priority is not the return of the hostages” –

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s priority in the war against Hamas is not the return of the hostages. This is the harsh accusation of Ronen Neutra, father of Omer, a soldier kidnapped on October 7 in the Hamas assault that sparked the conflict in Gaza. The head of government met directly with the families of military prisoners for the first time since the attack by Palestinian terrorists. Netanyahu “is working for the return of the hostages, but victory in the war is more important,” Neutra told Kan public radio. «We have not received any details on the negotiations. He said that we have assets that Hamas really wants,” he said after the face-to-face meeting.

Meanwhile, yesterday the Israeli Prime Minister approved the departure of two delegations from the Jewish State towards Doha and Cairo to negotiate the hostage agreement in the next few days. Netanyahu assured the head of the Mossad, David Barnea, and the head of the Shin Bet, Ron Bar, that they will have “space to operate” during the negotiations in the two Arab capitals. But the prime minister has to face heavy internal criticism.