Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Herzog on footage of soldiers’ abduction: ‘The world must look at this cruel atrocity’


Hostage families release clip of female troops’ abduction, aiming to revive effort to free them
Times of Israel is liveblogging Wednesday





“The world must look at this cruel atrocity. Those who care about women’s rights must speak out. All those who believe in freedom must speak out, and do everything possible to bring all of the hostages home now,” President Isaac Herzog says in a statement, reacting to the release of footage showing the abduction of five female IDF soldiers by Hamas-led terrorists on October 7.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is “shocked” by the video.

“We will continue to do everything to bring them home. The brutality of the Hamas terrorists only strengthens my determination to fight with all my might until Hamas is eliminated and to ensure that what we saw tonight will never happen again.”

Gantz pledges to revive hostage talks after ‘stomach-turning’ video of soldiers’ abduction

War cabinet minister Benny Gantz says his “stomach turned” when he first saw the video of five female hostages being taken hostage by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and that he will not stop thinking about the captives until they are all returned.

“But the responsibility of leaders is not just to look the reality in the eye, it is to create a different reality, even when it means making difficult decisions. And that is our responsibility,” he writes on X.

PM says Spain, Ireland and Norway ‘rewarding terror’ by recognizing Palestinian state

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Spain, Ireland and Norway’s plans to recognize a Palestinian state are “a reward for terrorism.”

“Eighty percent of the Palestinians in [the West Bank] support the terrible massacre of October 7,” he says, citing a poll from shortly after the terror onslaught.

“This evil must not be given a country. It will be a terror state. It will try to repeat the October 7 massacre, and we will not agree to that.”

“A reward for terrorism will not bring peace, and it will not stop us from defeating Hamas either,” Netanyahu declares in a video statement


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