IOF captives' negotiations method may push PIJ outside deal: Chief
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The Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine says the method of negotiations regarding the captives in Gaza will likely push the PIJ not to be part of the exchange deal.
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Ziyad al-Nakhalah, PIJ Secretary-General, looks on during a meeting with representatives of other Palestinian factions at the Palestinian embassy in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on 3 September 2020 (ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)
The Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, Ziyad al-Nakhalah, said the method of negotiations regarding the enemy’s captives the movement is holding and its reactions would likely push the PIJ not to be part of any possible exchange deal.
Al-Nakhalah added that the movement might hold on to the captives it is holding until better conditions prevail.
This comes as on November 10, the military spokesperson for al-Quds Brigades, Abu Hamza, announced in a televised speech that the Israeli occupation bears full responsibility for the lives of the captives held by the Resistance group in Gaza amid its savage bombing of the Strip.
"I believe that the person responsible for all of this mess and everything bad that has happened to us is Bibi Netanyahu," Hanna Katsir, the Israeli captive held by the #Palestinian Resistance in #Gaza, stated while pointing out that she was treated very well by the P-I-J… pic.twitter.com/1dgt7nxYZd
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 9, 2023
Abu Hamza announced the Resistance's readiness to release two Israeli captives on humanitarian and health grounds, Hanna Katsir and Yagil Yaqoub.
"If anything happens to me, it would be on you," Israeli captive, Yagil Yaqoub, addresses Netanyahu saying, as he described the barbaric bombing of the #Gaza Strip while also highlighting that P-I-J fighters are keeping Israeli captives safe, offering them food, water, and… pic.twitter.com/dbdRoKVioZ
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 9, 2023
Demonstrations took over "Tel Aviv", on Tuesday, as families of the Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip took to the streets, escalating pressure on the government of Israeli occupation government's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding answers amid conflicting news regarding a possible exchange deal with the Palestinian Resistance, mediated by Egypt and Qatar and with a US blessing.
The settlers protesting Netanyahu's government, carrying pictures of their children who are being held captive in the Strip, demanded "Netanyahu and the government give us answers and measures," stressing that they "no longer have the strength."
Meanwhile, negotiations concerning the release of captives were halted by Hamas due to "Israel's" attacks against Al-Shifa hospital, the largest hospital complex in the Gaza Strip, Reuters reported, citing a Palestinian official on Sunday.
Moreover, yesterday, Abu Obeida, the military spokesperson for al-Qassam Brigades, warned the Israeli occupation that continued air and ground aggression on Gaza inevitably jeopardizes the lives of the Israeli captives, revealing that an Israeli soldier by the name of Faul Azai Mark Asiani was killed at the hands of the Israeli occupation on November 9 as it was carrying out air raids on Gaza.
