Former hostage Gadi Mozes calls on the government to end the war in Gaza in order to save the remaining captives in Gaza.
Mozes spoke earlier tonight at a protest calling for a hostage deal in Kiryat Gat.
“For the first time in my life, I could not say ‘Glory of the State of Israel,’… on Independence Day,” Mozes laments.
He blasts the “evil” government that did not protect Israelis on October 7, “led us like sheep to the slaughter” and does not take responsibility for what was allowed to unfold on October 7.
He says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has managed to dent all state institutions, from the High Court of Justice, to the Attorney General’s Office, to the IDF.
“This war is pointless and wastes the state’s resources,” Mozes says. “The two million Gazans will not disappear.”
He says the IDF must pursue any hostile actor, but at the same time, Israel must prioritize the hostages.
“The military conflict must end and everyone must be brought home,” Mozes says.
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