Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
The Mujahideen Movement: The two were killed along with dozens of others from their family in a cowardly Zionist assassination that targeted the Sabra neighborhood today
The Palestinian Mujahideen Movement mourns the martyrdom of its Secretary-General, Asaad Attiya Abu Sharia "Abu Al-Sheikh", along with his brother Ahmad
Abu Zaid: I believe that the Iranian operation was multi-layered, combining cyber and electronic attacks with coordinated on-the-ground infiltrations by agents
Abu Zaid: Usually, archives of such sensitivity are typically protected by a full-scale security system, but it appears that Iranian intelligence managed to make use of a gap in it
Strategic military expert Nidal Abu Zaid: Iran has stripped "Israel" of the superiority and deterrence long boasted by its security minister, chief of staff, and other top officials
Fallahpour: Iran may use these documents in its battle with the United States and Western countries over its nuclear program
Fallahpour: Iran may have obtained additional documents related to "Israel's" regional projects, not just its nuclear program
Fallahpour: The coming weeks will be full of surprises, as Iran has forced Israeli intelligence agencies into a state of psychological exhaustion
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Tehran, Siavash Fallahpour: Iran has redefined the concept of deterrence, shifting it away from traditional military balance toward a new strategic framework
Sources to Al Mayadeen: Number of documents so great that merely studying them, along with accompanying images and footage will require a great deal of time.

Former captives to Netanyahu: 'Absolute victory' is releasing captives

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Israeli media
  • 8 Feb 2024 00:39
  • 2 Shares
4 Min Read

Former Israeli captives warn that Netanyahu's current war policy will lead to the killing of captives still held by the Resistance in Gaza.

  • x
  • Former Israeli captives to Netanyahu:
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in the Prime Minister's Office in occupied al-Quds, occupied Palestine, on July 30, 2023 (AFP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the objective of the war on Gaza is "absolute victory," and pointed out that this cannot be achieved without defeating the Resistance militarily, announcing that the next stage of the invasion would target the southernmost city of Rafah.

"I set absolute victory as the goal from the start," he told reporters, adding, "We won’t settle for any less than that."

Several Israelis formerly held captive by the Resistance in Gaza responded to the Prime Minister's statement, saying that "winning the war" would manifest in returning the captives, who are currently at risk of getting killed as the aggression proceeds.

Aviva Seigel, who was released last November in a prisoner exchange deal imposed by the Palestinian Resistance, said that if the captives are "saved" then "we'll have saved the State of Israel and that will be absolute victory."

Over 120 days into the war, the occupation's military is yet to achieve any of its main declared objectives, primarily "eradicating the Resistance" and "releasing the hostages."

On the other hand, the Resistance maintains its strong presence in several fields, as it has been able to stick to its original demands for a prisoner exchange deal and even add further clauses in a recent response.

Meanwhile, the number of captives killed due to the Israeli bombardment of Gaza continues to grow.

Read more: Exclusive-Hamas, PIJ: No one can force terms on Palestinian Resistance

Don't lower them into a coffin

Addressing Netanyahu, Adina Moshe said she is afraid that in case Netanyahu continued "along this path… there won’t be any more hostages to release."

Nili Margalit voiced an even deeper concern.

Related News

Massive Rome protest demands end to Gaza war, condemns gov. complicity

‘Israel’ engineers starvation: Gaza markets empty despite incoming aid

She considered that "millions of Israelis and Jews are waiting for six people to make this decision," referring to the war cabinet, warning that if the captives are not returned; "everyone will know that they are next in line, that we live in a country that doesn’t worry about our safety, that doesn’t protect its citizens."

Read more: Gaza envelope heads slept outside Netanyahu’s office in protest

In his press conference, the Prime Minister said that reaching "victory" in Gaza will require "months" and not years, and this can be accomplished with the "military collapse [of Resistance Hamas]. There will not be a civilian collapse [of Gaza government] without a military one."

Sahar Calderon used even sharper words to describe the situation Israelis are now facing due to the war trajectory their government is pushing for.

Being a former captive herself and the daughter of an Israeli still held by the Resistance in Gaza, Calderon slammed the government for "abandoning many people," accusing it of not knowing what Israelis still in captivity are going through.

She pleaded that Netanyahu's war cabinet  would not "relegate the hostages to a coffin."

"Don’t let me lose my faith in you a second time."

Read more: Netanyahu struggles to restrain genocidal remarks in cabinet: Politico

Not against the wall

During his press conference, the Prime Minister claimed, "We are on the way to complete victory. The victory is within reach."

But recent developments suggest otherwise.

Hamas announced on Tuesday that it handed its response to mediators regarding the Paris Document - a prisoner exchange proposal reached in a meeting of top intelligence officials from Egypt, Qatar, the United States, and France in Paris earlier this month.

Mentioning that the party dealt "positively" with the initial proposal, the group introduced clauses that were not included in the original draft, focused on demands the Resistance had made since day one of the war, on top of which a comprehensive ceasefire, lifting of the siege, delivery of aid and reconstruction.

Hamas' response surprised Israeli officials, with Israeli media reporting that it proved the Resistance is negotiating with ease and "its back is not against the wall."

Read more: Resistance targets more than 18 Israeli soldiers in Gaza (Footage)

  • Gaza Strip
  • Occupied Palestine
  • Operation Al-Aqsa Flood
  • Palestine
  • Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood
  • Israel
  • Benjamin Netanyahu
  • Israeli occupation
  • Hamas
  • Gaza
  • Israeli captives
War on Gaza

War on Gaza

Most Read

Lebanon's PM Nawaf Salam meets with US envoy Morgan Ortagus in Beirut on April 5, 2025 (Dalati Nohra via AP)AP)

Morgan Ortagus to exit US role in Lebanon amid policy shift

  • Politics
  • 1 Jun 2025
A Palestinian woman mourns as she embraces the body of her daughter Mayar Abu Odeh, 8, who was killed in an Israeli army strike on Gaza. at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP)

French port workers block arms shipment to 'Israel' amid Gaza genocide

  • Politics
  • 4 Jun 2025
New Syrian group claims Golan strike, vows resistance to 'Israel'

New Syrian group claims Golan strike, vows resistance to 'Israel'

  • Politics
  • 4 Jun 2025
Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP)

Boston Consulting Group withdraws from GHF

  • Palestine
  • 3 Jun 2025

Coverage

All
War on Gaza

Read Next

All
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/pentagon-chief--nato-likely-to-back-trump-s-5--defence-spend
Politics

Europe spent $3 trillion on defense, but got little in return - FT

Power, parties, and scandal: Trump’s ties to Epstein: Telegraph
Europe

Power, parties, and scandal: Trump’s ties to Epstein - The Telegraph

Eilat port as seen from the sea, occupied Palestine, March 12 2009 (wikimedia commons)
Politics

YAF operations forced 80% plunge in Eilat port revenues in 2024

EU backs International Criminal Court after US sanctions judges
Europe

EU backs International Criminal Court after US sanctions judges

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS