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No Gaza deal possible as long as Netanyahu in power: Israeli captive’s mother
Captives held in Gaza will not return to Israel as long as Netanyahu is in power, according to Einav Zangauker, the mother of Israeli captive Matan Zangauker.
“I don’t expect anything more from Netanyahu,” she said, according to Israeli Army Radio. “As long as Netanyahu is in power and acts for political and personal reasons, I don’t see how we can come to a deal.”
The Israeli army believes there are 59 captives in Gaza, including 24 still alive. Critics have long accused the prime minister of sabotaging efforts to end the war in Gaza and bring the remaining captives back, triggering nearly weekly demonstrations.
Sara Netanyahu’s comment on Gaza captives prompts outrage among families
A comment made by Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israel’s prime minister, appearing to suggest that fewer than 24 captives are still alive in Gaza has stirred tensions in Israel.
According to Israeli media, a video published by the Israeli prime minister’s office shows Sara Netanyahu audibly whispering to her husband “less”, after he said there were “up to 24 alive” captives.
“You sowed indescribable panic in the hearts of the families of the kidnapped, who are already in a state of agonising uncertainty,” read a statement from Bring Them Home, a group representing captives’ families. “What did you mean when you said ‘less’? Do you know something we don’t?” it asked.
“If there is intelligence or new information regarding the condition of our loved ones, we demand that it be fully acknowledged,” the statement added.
