The Israeli prime minister, Benjamín Netanyahu, has followed the path drawn by Donald Trump and has promised that if Israeli hostages retained in Gaza are not released on Saturday, as planned, he will resume the assault on the strip after a month of truce between Israel and Hamas. For his part, the US president threatened Monday by breaking the high fire agreement if the Palestinian group does not deliver to all hostages. “If they don’t, hell will unleash,” he said from the White House.
This Tuesday, Netanyahu said: “If Hamas does not return our kidnapped before noon on Saturday, the high fire will end and Israel’s defense forces will return to the intense fighting until the final defeat of Hamas.”
“I just finished a four -hour security cabinet meeting. We all welcome to the request of President Trump to free our hostages on Saturday at noon and we all welcome to the president’s revolutionary vision for the future of Gaza, ”he added in reference to the proposal of the tycoon to carry out An ethnic cleaning in the strip.
“Last night I ordered the defense forces of Israel to knead forces inside and around Gaza. This action is being carried out at this time and will be completed very soon, ”said Israeli prime minister. Minutes later, the Army confirmed in a statement the increase in the military deployment of the South Command, in charge of the operations in Gaza.
“According to the evaluation of the situation and the decision to increase the level of preparation in the southern command, it has been decided to increase reinforcements with additional troops, including reservists,” they said. “Reviewing and reservist mobilization reinforcements are made in preparation of several scenarios.”
The Islamist group announced Monday that it postponed the sixth delivery of hostages for the “violations” of the Alto El Fuego committed by Israel and the breach of some points of agreement, which entered into force on January 19. Hamas explained in a statement that the Israeli army has not allowed the entrance to the strip without restrictions of “essential supplies” such as tents, prefabricated houses, fuel and equipment necessary for the desflast and the recovery of corpses.
However, he added that “the door is still open for the exchange to take place as planned” on Saturday. The group pointed out that he made that warning “intentionally five days before the scheduled delivery of prisoners, which gives the mediators enough to press the occupation (Israeli) to fulfill their obligations.”
After Netanyahu’s announcement on Tuesday, Hamas has urged Israel to implement “word by word” the fire agreement if he wants to free his hostages, as one of the members of his bureau wants to release the EFE agency politician, Mahmud Mardawi. “Netanyahu must implement the word pact by word. This will ensure that everything advances well and without delays, and will lead to the release of prisoners from both sides, ”he said in a text message.
Source: www.eldiario.es
