The body of the 28-year-old at the time of Sztiwi's death was recovered during the Thursday operation of the army in the Gaza Strip. Along with his corpse, the body of another killed hostage, Ilan Wajs, was brought to the country.
Sztiwi was killed by terrorists during the attack on October 7, 2023, and his body was kidnapped and kept in the Gaza Strip since then. The man was murdered during an attack on a music festival near Gaza Kibbutu Reim bordering the Gaza Zone. There are 47 Israelis kidnapped in the Gaza zone almost two years ago. In the opinion of the army, at least 20 of them remain alive. Hamas also holds the body of an Israeli soldier killed in 2014.
On Saturday evening, as every week, tens of thousands of Israelis protested, demanding a truce with Hamas, which would allow the release of imprisoned hostages.
– What is more important? Occupation of the Gaza Strip or Hostage? An endless war or kidnapped? – said during a rally in Tel Aviv Gil Dickmann, a cousin of the host of Karamel Gat. Dickmann also turned to the US President Donald Trump that he would “be fooled by Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu like (previous president Joe) Biden” and saved hostages.
“Most of the Israelis want this war to end,” Dickmann emphasized.
According to the station poll published on Friday, the 12.61 percent channel channel Israeli is in favor of agreement with Hamas, and 31 percent He believes that first the new offensive announced by the government should be completed, including the occupation of the city of Gaza – the largest center of the Gaza Municipal Zone.
Netanyahu has long declared that the purpose of the war is not only to save hostages, but also to completely defeat Hamas and remove it from power. The opposition and part of the public, however, accuse the Prime Minister that he sabotages talks about a truce with Hamas and stretches a war for political benefits to satisfy the uncomfortable agreement of the far -right coalition partners.
In recent days, the prime minister talked about acceleration of Gaza, perceived as the last bastion of Hamas, which must be obtained to militarily beat this terrorist organization. Netanyahu at the same time sent contradictory signals regarding the response to the Arab states presented by the new truce offer, which Hamas has already accepted. Israel still did not officially respond to her.
The army announced that another Israeli soldier fell in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. According to preliminary findings, he accidentally died from the fratricidal fire of his own troops, ”said Times of Israel. The website added that it was the 900. An Israeli soldier who died on all fronts of wars led by Israel from the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.
