The Islamist organization Hamas published on Saturday a new propaganda video in which it appears Exrehén Iair Horn, released on February 15, saying goodbye in Gaza from his brother Eitanwhich is still captively in the Palestine Strip, at the end of the first phase of the Fire’s high agreement and with broken negotiations to implement the second.
“Have you gone crazy? My brother leaves, and I have to stay here. Firm the second and third phase of the agreement. It is fine with this war “implores eitan in the video while hugging his brother in a message addressed to the Government of Benjamín Netanyahu.
The agreement signed between Israel and Hamas stipulates the end of the first phase for this Saturdaythat is, after 42 days in which the first exchanges occurred. Israel now asks to prolong this phase another 42 days, something that Islamists oppose because they consider that it avoids committing to fulfill the end of the war, contemplated in these last two phases.
The end of the first phase ends this March 1
With the end of the first phase of the high fire on the horizon, Hamas and Israel do not bring positions about how to continue with the cessation of hostilities.
According to an Egyptian source knowledgeable about negotiations between combatants, The Israeli army would have proposed to continue with phase one of the high fireinitially set for 42 days, and prolong it beyond Saturday, March 1.
For its part, Hamas is in favor of moving to phase twocontinue with the exchange of hostages and that Israel begins the unemployment of the strip, something that from the ranks of Netanyahu does not consider.
Netanyahu responds
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamín Netanyahu, He assured this Saturday that “it will not be allowed to deter by Hamas’s propaganda”after the Islamist group published a new hostage video after the end of the first phase of the high fire and with broken negotiations to implement the second.
“The Hamas terrorist organization published this afternoon another cruel propaganda video, in which Our hostages are forced to participate in a psychological war. Israel will not be upset by Hamas’s propaganda, “said a note released by his office.