Benjamin Netanyahu This Monday he defended his strategy continue military pressure on the Gaza Strip as a way to free the hostages after the Israeli army managed to free two captives during the Rafah operation.

“I salute our brave soldiers for their courageous actions that led to the release” of the two hostages, the Israeli prime minister said. “Only a continuation military pressure until complete victory, will lead to the release of our hostages,” the president added in a statement.

For its part, the Forum of Families of Hostages and Missing Persons noted that Israeli forces managed to free two captives. Fernando Simon Marman and Norberto Luis Har, although he again warned Netanyahu that “time is running out for the hostages in the hands of Hamas.”

Lives of over 130 hostages still in Gaza (estimated to be only a hundred alive, the rest dead) “They are at risk every minute” Therefore, “the Israeli government must exhaust all options available to it to release them,” the relatives said.

Relatives and friends of the hostages They are increasing pressure on the authorities Netanyahu assured that Hamas’ demands for a truce were unacceptable and still called for a continuation of the military path.

Today’s complex operation, which led to the release of both prisoners, second, that the Israeli army manages to successfully implement since the war began more than 4 months ago, after he also managed to free an Israeli soldier in October.

On October 7, the day the conflict began when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, Palestinian militias They took more than 240 people hostage in Gaza.

Of these, if added to the two prisoners released today, a total of 112 producedmost of whom were in a week-long truce last November.

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(EFE)