Netanyahu demands the liberation of the Civil Arbel Yehud who, according to Hamas, is alive and will be returned to Israel next Saturday
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced this Saturday the suspension of the Palestinian civil population to the north of the Gaza Strip after accusing the Islamist movement Hamas to partially breach the agreement of the Alto El Fuego.
Specifically, Netanyahu has denounced that Hamas has not released Civil Arbel Yehud, kidnapped on October 7, 2023 by the Palestinian militias, as stipulated.
“Israel will not allow the passage of the inhabitants of Gaza to the north of the strip until the liberation of Arbel Yehud has been agreed, which should have been released today,” Netanyahu warned.
Official sources of Hamas, under condition of anonymity, have assured within a few minutes of the Israeli statement to the Panárabe chain to Yazira that Yehud is still alive and will be released next Saturday.
The problem with Yehud lies in the fact that it is not in Hamas, but of a minority Salafist group affiliated with the armed arm of Islamic jihad, the Quds brigades.
To the logistics difficulties of transferring the hostage between Palestinian groups, a spokesman for this last organization has also explained to Al Yazira, which Yehud is, to all purposes, a military and therefore is outside the requests of Israel.
“Arbel Yehud is in the hands of the Quds brigades and has been trained by Israel’s army,” explained an anonymous spokesman for Islamic jihad to Al Yazira. “Therefore, it will be released within the terms specified in the agreement,” he added.
However, Hamas has deeply lamented Israel’s decision to suspend the return and warning that he will be responsible for the Israeli government for any problem in the application of high fire.
“The occupation (Israel) continues to apply the terms of the high fire agreement and the exchange of prisoners, continuing to closing Calle Al Rashid”, one of the main return roads, “and preventing the return of the displaced people ”
“Hamas responsible for the Israeli occupation of any obstruction in the application of the high fire agreement, and its repercussions on the rest of the phases of the same,” the movement warned.
The Israeli army will not leave the Netzarim corridor
At the same time that Netanyahu made the announcement, the Chief of the General Staff of the Army of Israel, General Harzi Halevi, has confirmed that the Israeli forces will remain deployed “until again notice” in the Netzarim corridor, which delimits the north of Gaza Bajo Israeli control of the rest of the enclave.
The Arab spokesman of the Israel Army, Colonel Avichay Adraee, has warned that there will be no withdrawal of forces in the area until “the return of the Israeli civilian is agreed” and has notified the Palestinians that “they do not approach The area until its opening is confirmed. ”
The Israeli army also adds that the presence of the Israeli forces also obeys the release protocol of the 200 Palestinian prisoners that will be exchanged over the next few hours by the return of the four Israeli military already released this morning by Hamas.