In a post on X marking 9 months since the Hamas attack of October 7 during which 251 hostages were taken to Gaza, President Isaac Herzog stresses that it is “the country’s duty is to bring them back, and it is at the heart of the consensus.”
“The entire nation wants their return, and an absolute majority supports a hostage deal,” he says.
“Our commitment to return the hostages is absolute and supreme,” the president continues. “We do not forget them for a moment. The nation of Israel does not forget them for a moment. In every home and family, in every synagogue, in every community, at every public and private event – we hear from all sides the concern for the hostages, the prayer and the cry – for their quick return home.”
After months without progress, Israel’s top negotiators are in touch with the mediator countries about restarting talks in the wake of Hamas’s response to an Israeli proposal last week.
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