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Quoting Imma Era: "The thought that Netanyahu is using our children as human shields in the face of his domestic challenges is shocking and contrary to what is required of the Prime Minister to do at this time... We will not agree that our children will be used as flak jackets for a government that has lost public trust."
Israel is violating the #ceasefire agreement, with Israeli media and social media trolls claiming the #Hamas repeatedly refused to release hostages. It's a pretext. #Hamas was willing to release all hostages under specific conditions: a complete cessation of hostilities, the release of prisoners, and guarantees for its survival.
The timing of the attack, many observers in Israel are suggesting, is driven by coalition considerations, including appeasing political factions, rather than a genuine strategy to defeat #Hamas. The offensive endangers hostages, reducing their chances of survival due to the consequences of #IDF bombings.
The organization "Imma Era" (Alert or awoken Mother), which unites mothers of female and male combat soldiers, stated that "returning to fighting less than a day after the announcement of the dismissal of the head of the Shin Bet raises serious questions about the timing of the decision. The thought that #Netanyahu is using our children as human shields in the face of his domestic challenges is shocking and contrary to what is required of the Prime Minister to do at this time. We will not agree that our children will be used as flak jackets for a government that has lost public trust."
Yair Golan, the chairman of the Democrats, stated that "the soldiers at the front and the hostages in Gaza are just pawns in Netanyahu's game of survival," as he fears public protest against the dismissal of the head of the Shin Bet.
Ben Gvir welcomed the return to fighting, saying that "this is the right and moral step," and Finance Minister Smotrich stated that the move had been planned in recent weeks, since the new Chief of Staff took office.
See report https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/18/israel-gaza-strikes-deaths-latest-update
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/2025-03-18/ty-article/00000195-a7d0-dee5-a195-fff5b4600000 or https://archive.ph/T3fZ4
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[cont'd] Quoting Amos Harel: "From the Prime Minister's perspective, the hostages can be sacrificed on the path to changing the regime."
[...] The Israeli move in the Strip will be justified by the need to extract the negotiations from their stalemate and, at the same time, to fulfill Netanyahu's promise to defeat Hamas, even though the timelines for achieving these two goals are not synchronized. The hostages may die before Hamas is defeated, if at all. But there is mainly a series of urgent political goals here that the Prime Minister is not talking about out loud: the return of Itamar Ben-Gvir and the Otzma Yehudit faction to the government, passing the budget, and stabilizing the coalition. This time, it truly is Netanyahu's war for his own sake – including the attempt to divert the media agenda from the renewed protests against the government, against the backdrop of the intention to fire Bar.
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/2025-03-18/ty-article/.highlight/00000195-a82d-d81b-a19f-eeaf69d30000 or https://archive.ph/lRXps
Quoting Dr. Ahmad Tibi: “Netanyahu is dangerous for Israel, dangerous for the children of Gaza, and dangerous for the world.“
[…] Is this truly an operation to rescue the hostages, as claimed by #Katz and #Netanyahu? The same Netanyahu who violated the agreement he signed and refused to move to phase B that would have guaranteed the return of all hostages? The answer is clear. After all, Netanyahu himself repeatedly rejected Hamas proposals for their return.
[…] If Netanyahu truly wanted to bring them back, a deal would have been implemented long ago. But releasing the hostages means ending the war – and without war, his coalition collapses. Therefore, continuing the fighting has become a political tool for him, not a security interest. This is a political war disguised as security protection.
[…] Netanyahu's actions in recent weeks point to a clear direction – preserving his rule at any cost. It's no coincidence that the war is renewed just before the budget vote, when the ultra-Orthodox threaten to topple the government if the conscription law doesn't pass, and Itamar Ben Gvir presents ultimatums; just before the large demonstration in Jerusalem, which threatens to expose the depth of the political crisis; and facing public outcry for establishing a state commission of inquiry that would expose the failures that led to October 7.
[…] Mr. Failure has become Mr. War Crimes, and still, he continues. He is willing to burn everything – the lives of innocent people, the integrity of Israeli society, the stability of the Middle East – just to survive another day in power. Just like Procrustes, Netanyahu is the man who sets the rules, enforces them cruelly, and in the end, everyone pays the price.
Dr. Ahmad Tibi is a Palestinian-Israeli politician, physician, and leader of the Ta'al party who has served in the Knesset since 1999, previously working as an advisor to Yasser Arafat.
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* Edit: typos
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Typo in the first sentence?
@hdr you mean the name ? Fixed. Thanks