Israel confirms the resumption of hostage negotiations in Doha

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the resumption of the indirect negotiations with Hamas in Qatar for the release of the hostages. The minister informed the parents of hostage Liri Albag, “of the ongoing efforts to free the hostages, in particular with the departure yesterday of the Israeli delegation for talks in Qatar”. A ministry note specifies that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given “specific directives for the continuation of negotiations.”

Although confidentiality was initially requested, the images were then circulated and the girl’s family issued a statement. “We are starting a really dark year here”, says the young woman who appears in uniform in the video that appeared in the Jerusalem Post, “the world is starting to forget about us. Nobody cares about us. We are living a nightmare”.

Then Liri Albag turns directly to the government. “If it had been one of your family members, would they still be here?”, in captivity, he asks, “what you force us to live here is not normal. Do you know what it means to be in a place constantly under attack and without shelter? I want to only that they remember me, that they remember my name. All this is the fault of the government and the army.” The soldier’s family also appealed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“The time has come to make the same decisions you would make if your children were there. Liri is alive and must come back alive. It depends only on you”, commented the family. Also on the same wavelength is the comment from the Hostages’ Families Forum. “Liri’s message is harsh and irrefutable proof of the urgency of bringing all the hostages home”, we read in a note, “there are 16 days left until the ultimatum given by President Trump expires. We cannot miss this window of opportunity. ‘opportunity”.