JERUSALEM/DUBAI: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's options for hitting Hamas over its deadly incursion into Israel could be reined in by concern for the many Israelis seized in the raid, as a nation scarred by past hostage crises faces perhaps its worst one yet. In a dramatic assault launched from Gaza o
A screengrab from a social media video published on October 7, 2023 shows Noa Argamani as she is taken hostage by Palestinian militants, at an unknown location. Video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERSJERUSALEM/DUBAI: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's options for hitting Hamas over its deadly incursion into Israel could be reined in by concern for the many Israelis seized in the raid, as a nation scarred by past hostage crises faces perhaps its worst one yet.
For Netanyahu, securing the freedom of hostages comes with painful personal memories. In 1976, his older brother was killed rescuing hostages at Entebbe airport in Uganda, an action the younger Netanyahu said shaped his future life. Israel responded by sending agents to kill the men it considered masterminded the attack, in an alleged covert operation that lasted years. Several Palestinians were assassinated in various locations in Europe and the Middle East.Gaza presents a different scale of challenge.
Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri told Al Jazeera the group now had a large number of Israeli captives - Hamas has not given any numbers so far - saying there were enough to secure the release of all Palestinians prisoners.If Israel agreed to releasing all of them, it would be a huge win for Hamas and other militant groups - and for that reason be a politically difficult bargain to make for Netanyahu or any Israeli leader.
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