Former #Israeli Chief of Staff, Dan Harel: “The Netanyahu government is leading us with a small army towards a bloody war of attrition and does not want to return our prisoners with an exchange agreement, due to the fear of the disintegration of the government coalition after the end of the war”.
In this sense, the demonstrations of the settlers in “Tel Aviv” continue, to demand the cessation of the war and the conclusion of a global exchange agreement, and the refusal to fire the head of the Shin Bet and the judicial advisor. To aggravate the position of the government and the new military leadership, complaints are starting to be heard in the army.
Kan: “Hundreds of reserve officers and soldiers of the IDF sent a message to the Chief of Staff demanding a clear timetable for the war in the Gaza Strip, and said that the army has returned to war without clear objectives, and that time is not in the interest of the army and that time must be set for tasks.” The message to Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir: “It seems that the IDF has returned to freedom without clear objectives. A deadline must be set for tasks in the fighting.”
And again the Broadcasting Authority on a security source: “Israel is trying to get back those who can be freed, not seek all of them, and this is shameful. Any agreement that returns all 59 kidnapped people requires an end to the war and Israel refuses to accept it. Hundreds of reserve soldiers sent a letter to the Chief of Staff demanding a clear timetable for the war in the Gaza Strip.”
Meanwhile, Egypt is still trying to reach a mediation for the ceasefire and the release of the hostages. An Egyptian security delegation traveled to Doha on March 28 to continue talks aimed at releasing the prisoners and hostages as part of a transition phase to try to de-escalate the situation. The Egyptian security delegation’s visit to Doha is aimed at injecting humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip in preparation for the transition to the second phase of the ceasefire agreement.
A Palestinian official says Egypt is in extensive contact with all parties in coordination and consultation with the US to restore the ceasefire in Gaza and move to the second phase of the ceasefire and the introduction of humanitarian and relief aid to the sector urgently
A member of the Hamas political bureau, Suhail Al-Hindi for Quds Network: “Serious dialogues with mediators are still ongoing at this time and we hope that they will result in a ceasefire, the lifting of the occupation, relief of Gaza and its reconstruction and a real and fair agreement for the exchange of prisoners.”
To cool things down, Haddhot reported: “There is no progress in the negotiations to free the kidnappers and Israel has not sent any positive indicators on the Egyptian proposal. The parties are still discussing the guidelines for the release of five hostages. Another source familiar with the talks said: An agreed number of prisoners will be released in exchange for the release of kidnappers.
According to Channel 12: “A new proposal to be offered on the exchange deal that includes the release of the Israeli/American Alexander Alexander in exchange for a public invitation by Trump to renew negotiations.” Finally, Danny Elgarat, a relative of an Israeli prisoner in Gaza: “Netanyahu sacrifices hostages to stay in power”.
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