Qassam Brigades released the video of Hirsch Goldberg Pauline, one of the Israeli prisoners held in the Gaza Strip.
Explaining that she was taken captive by Palestinian groups during the attack carried out by Hamas on October 7, 2023, Pauline said that when she went to the area near the Gaza border with her friends for fun on October 7, the attack took place and she saw them covered in blood.
Israeli prisoner Pauline, who appeared to be missing one arm, addressed the government of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and said, “You should be ashamed of yourselves. Because you neglected us along with thousands of other citizens on October 7.” she said.
Pauline said, “They should be ashamed of themselves, because the army’s efforts also failed. In fact, 70 captives like me died as a result of the army’s air strikes. You should be ashamed, because you rejected all the offers made to you.” she said.
Ceasefire and prisoner exchange negotiations between Hamas and Israel
Hamas announced on April 13 that it had conveyed its response to the ceasefire offer with Israel to Egypt and Qatar.
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office also made a statement that Hamas’s response was generally negative.
Hamas Political Bureau Member and West Bank Officer Zahir Cebbarin stated that “they will definitely not hand over Israeli prisoners without a real agreement.”
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is accused by the Israeli and international community of not making a prisoner exchange agreement with Hamas for political reasons.
It is stated that the main disagreement between the parties is that Hamas demands a permanent ceasefire, while Israel insists on its attacks on Gaza.
It is shared that Hamas demands that more than 1.5 million Palestinians who were forcibly displaced within the Gaza Strip return to their homes in the north, and Israel insists on continuing its land occupation in Gaza.
Senior figures in Netanyahu’s government, including Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, argue that captives should not be Israel’s top priority and that destroying Hamas is more important.
Some relatives of prisoners state that in addition to the reactions they received from Netanyahu supporters on social media, they were also physically attacked during demonstrations where they called on the government.
According to Israeli authorities, there are more than 130 Israeli prisoners in the Gaza Strip, some alive and some dead.
Hamas’s armed wing, Izzeddin Qassam Brigades, announced that the number of Israeli prisoners killed in Israel’s attacks on Gaza exceeded 70.
