TEL AVIV — On Thursday, the Israeli
Broadcasting Authority (IBA) announced that the families of soldiers detained
in Gaza would meet for the first time with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The families will reportedly ask Netanyahu about his plans to bring their sons
back home, Khaberni reported.
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Before the meeting, which the Israeli
Broadcasting Authority did not specify its location or time, Israeli media
quoted the families of the detained soldiers as saying, "We have been
frightened by the security agencies and the state. No minister has contacted
us, and we have remained silent since the start of the war at the request of
the security agencies."
It is worth mentioning that the families of
the captives have previously protested several times outside Netanyahu's
residence and on the main streets of Tel Aviv, demanding the completion of a
prisoner exchange deal, amid accusations against the Israeli Prime Minister of
neglecting the issue of the detainees and prolonging the duration of the war to
protect his political future.
Last Saturday, the Israeli newspaper Yedioth
Ahronoth reported that about 600 people, representing the families of 81
Israeli detainees in Gaza, sent a message to US President Joe Biden expressing
their frustration with Netanyahu, whom they said was not doing enough to
release their loved ones.
The families of the detainees called on Biden
and his administration to intervene to help and guide Netanyahu towards what
they termed the ‘right course of action,’ ultimately leading to the return of
the captives to their homes.
Notably, Israel and Hamas have not specified
the number of Israeli soldiers detained in Gaza. Israel currently holds more
than 9,000 Palestinians in its prisons, while it is estimated that around 134
Israeli prisoners are in Gaza. Hamas reported the killing of 70 of them in
Israeli airstrikes during the ongoing war on the strip.
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