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Mon 30 Oct 2023 9:56 am - Jerusalem Time
Families of Israeli prisoners: They agree to the “all for all” exchange deal
The families of Israeli prisoners and detainees in the Gaza Strip confirmed their agreement to an all-for-all exchange deal (for the release of all Palestinian prisoners).
The families of the prisoners said in a press conference: “We agree to the all-for-all exchange deal (the release of all Palestinian prisoners)... There is a national consensus on completing a deal that stipulates the release of all detainees in exchange for all Palestinian prisoners.”
The families of the Israeli prisoners added: "We demand that the deal be completed immediately and we fear for the lives of the prisoners from the military operation and bombing of Gaza."
They continued: "The Israeli government must bear responsibility for the safety of the prisoners in Gaza."
On Saturday, the leader of the Hamas movement in Gaza, Yahya Al-Sinwar, confirmed that they are “immediately ready to conclude an exchange deal that includes the release of all prisoners in enemy prisons in exchange for the release of all prisoners held by the resistance.”
For his part, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed that everything in their power will be done to release the “kidnapped citizens,” indicating that this is one of the goals of the war that Israel is waging against Gaza.
Netanyahu said during a meeting with representatives of the families of prisoners held by the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip: “We are continuing to intensify efforts, and we are seizing every opportunity to return the family to their “homeland”... This is an integral part of the objectives of the operation that we previously set.. and the work continues, "I'm not sure people understand the magnitude of it."
According to the Israeli Prime Minister, the greater the pressure on Hamas, the greater the chances of returning the prisoners to their homes. He said: “We will exercise and exhaust all possibilities to return them to their homes. The key is the degree of pressure. The greater the pressure, the greater the opportunities.”
On Saturday, Hamas announced its readiness to release all captured Israeli civilians, with the exception of military personnel whose release requires special negotiations.
On Thursday, the Al-Qassam Brigades announced that it estimated that the number of Israeli prisoners “killed in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli bombing and massacres reached approximately 50 people.”
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Families of Israeli prisoners: They agree to the “all for all” exchange deal