Brother of Matan Angrest: Official told us IDF will operate in area he is likely held, safety can’t be guaranteed

Ofir Angrest, the brother of captive soldier Matan Angrest, tells Kan radio that a senior intelligence official informed his family that the military will operate in the area where the hostage is being held, and it is impossible to guarantee his safety.

“We received information from a senior intelligence official that the IDF will operate in the area where Matan is likely held, and it is impossible to guarantee his safety,” Angrest tells Kan, who adds that the official said he could not promise Matan or other hostages wouldn’t be harmed by accident.

Angrest says that the official told the family that lessons had been learned from the events surrounding the murder of six hostages — Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Or Danino, and Alex Lubanov — by their captors a year ago as the IDF operated in the area, but that “such a situation may repeat itself.”