JERUSALEM, Israel – On Tuesday night, the Israeli government approved a partial hostage deal with the terror group Hamas. The agreement brings opportunities but also dangers.
The war cabinet presented the agreement to Knesset members. It’s a deal that will take place in two stages. In stage one, Hamas will release 50 Israeli women and children over a 4-day pause in the fighting. Israel will also release 150 Palestinian prisoners, mostly women and minors. Israel will then allow around 300 aid trucks per day to enter Gaza from Egypt, plus more fuel.
In stage two, the release of an additional ten hostages will result in one additional day in the ceasefire. Some warn it will be hard to resume the war once it’s stopped.
Yet, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted the war will go on.
“There is idle talk outside, as if after the truce to return our abductees, we will stop the war,” said Netanyahu. “So, I would like to make it clear: we are at war – and we will continue the war. We will continue the war until we achieve all our objectives; eliminate Hamas, return all our abductees and missing persons, and ensure that there will be no element in Gaza
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