Netanyahu: No ceasefire, fuel or aid without captives' release

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
7 Nov 2023 21:58
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This comes after Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida reported earlier in the day that Hamas's efforts to release 12 captives were thwarted last week by Israeli authorities.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference with Security Minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz in the Kirya military base in "Tel Aviv", Palestine, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Tuesday that there will be no ceasefire, entry of workers from the Gaza Strip, or the passage of fuel into the area unless captives are released.

"I underscore that there will be no import of fuel, there will be no permission for workers to enter [from the Gaza Strip] and there will be no ceasefire without the release of hostages," Netanyahu said in a televised address.

Currently, in Gaza, electricity, clean water, and fuel have all run out, and there are no medical supplies or lifesaving treatments.

At least 15 hospitals and medical centers have been forced to stop operating, meaning that patients have to be transferred to the remaining hospitals, which are already overcrowded.

The director of the Indonesian hospital in Gaza Dr Atef Al Kahlout, expressed distress over the worsening conditions at the medical facilit.#Gaza_Genocide pic.twitter.com/1kSLDw8vAU
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On another note, the resistance reported earlier today that Hamas's efforts to release 12 foreign captives last week were thwarted by the Israeli authorities.

US to supply "Israel" with Iron Dome systems

Meanwhile, a Pentagon official announced earlier today that the US is currently in the process of supplying "Israel" with Iron Dome systems.

"About the Iron Dome systems, we're in the process of providing those systems to Israel," Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters on Tuesday.

This comes as several news reports have reported over the past few days that some of the regime's missile interceptors have malfunctioned and allowed for resistance missiles to reach their targets.

#Watch | Video circulated on social media shows one interceptor missile from the Iron Dome malfunctioning.

The interceptor changed direction, hitting and exploding in a populated area in the “Rishon LeZion” settlement south of “Tel Aviv.” pic.twitter.com/erZ74Yp7jZ
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 5, 2023

On another note, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing documents reviewed by the newspapers, that the Biden administration is preparing a significant $320 million transfer of precision bombs for "Israel."

On October 31, the administration officially notified congressional leaders about the intended transfer of Spice Family Gliding Bomb Assemblies, a category of precision-guided munitions launched by aircraft, as per documents reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.