The mother of hostage Matan Zangauker calls on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to back the phased ceasefire and hostage release deal that Hamas agreed to early this week.
“If Netanyahu signs the deal, on Sunday he can already begin negotiating for the return of the rest of the hostages in exchange for ending the war,” Einav Zangauker says in remarks to the press outside the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv.
“If the conquest of Gaza [City] begins, there will not be a deal,” she adds, while accusing Netanyahu of “placing obstacles [before a deal] and blaming Hamas” while moving forward with plans to capture the Strip’s largest urban center.
Yehuda Cohen, father of hostage soldier Nimrod Cohen, appeals to US President Donald Trump to press Netanyahu to sign a deal to end the war and free all the captives.
“The time is now,” Cohen says, “warning additional lives will be lost, our loved ones will die” if the Gaza City offensive goes ahead.
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