Nine hours after the bombing began, Hamas still did not fire backwards. It is unclear if this is because its military capabilities were too downgraded in the earlier stages of the war or because it attempts to avoid Israel's strong response.
But there is no public indication of retreating in negotiations. Hamas harshly criticized the strike in a statement, saying Israel condemned the remaining hostages in Gaza for a “unknown fate” and called for “full responsibility for breaching and overturning the agreement.”
In Israel, the war update attracted celebration and horror.
For relatives who still have about 60 hostages in Gaza, the new battle increases the possibility that the remaining prisoners may never return. “The Israeli government chooses to give up the hostages”, the forum for hostages and missing families, which the organization runs for hostages.
However, the decision was praised by right-wing lawmakers who have long pushed for war to ensure the destruction of Hamas. Itama Ben-Gvir, the far-right MP, resigned in a protest against the ceasefire agreement in January, said in a social media post that it was “right, moral, moral and the most reasonable step”. He added: “We cannot accept the existence of the Hamas organization and must be destroyed.”
Government critics say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acted for political reasons, both with a new national budget to ensure Mr. Ben Giver’s support in the upcoming parliament and to decentralize the government’s secession plan to eliminate Ronen Bar, the head of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency.
Opposition leader Yair Golan wrote in a social media post: “Netanyahu is taking advantage of the lives of our citizens and soldiers, shocked by his fear of us – the public protest against the minds of Shinn's bet.” The cabinet is expected to vote on Mr. Bell's future for the year on Tuesday, a move prompting calls for a massive protest.
Mr Netanyahu's office declined to comment when asked to respond to opposition claims.
However, in an official statement announcing the resumption of heavy military operations, the Prime Minister's office constituted an effort to save the hostages. It blames the collapse of negotiations against Hamas and says the action is to ensure “the release of all of our hostages” and avoid explicit references to Hamas' failure.
Rawan Sheikh Ahmad From Haifa, Israel and Myra Novik From Jerusalem.
