Minister, hostage families criticize reported new US-proposed ceasefire-hostage deal

Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli voices objection to the new reported US outline for a ceasefire-hostage deal, citing the fact that it continues the phased framework rather than seeing all the hostages released at once.

“Enough with these salami tactics,” Chikli tweets, advocating for letting the IDF “complete the mission” of taking over Gaza and compelling Hamas to surrender and disarm. He also calls for agreeing on the return of all abductees in return for letting surviving Hamas leaders leave the Strip.

Some relatives of hostages also criticize the reported proposal.

“This is a cruel and immoral deal that doesn’t achieve the goal” of removing Hamas from Gaza,” captive Avinatan Or’s uncle, Shimon Or, tells Ynet, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of clinging on to an outdated idea that “one can make deals with Hamas,” and arguing that even if the war is halted, the terror group won’t release all the hostages.

Yael Adar, mother of abductee Tamir Adar, tells the outlet that she prefers a comprehensive deal that returns all the hostages since “partial deals always pose the question of who’s on the list.”