Palestinians are preparing to move again as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu uses a Passover statement to indicate a new military offensive ‘will happen soon’
People attend a seder in support of hostages kidnapped in the deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza, at the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover, in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 22.As Israelis sat down to a fraught Passover Seder, many uncomfortable at the thought of celebrating while hostages remain in Gaza, Palestinians began to uproot again, this time to leave the Gaza city where, it is believed, Hamas is hiding some of those it has kept captive.
Their anxiety was heightened by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who used a Passover statement to indicate a major new military offensive. This Passover, he said, 124 Israeli hostages are not at Seder tables with their families, while Hamas is “hardening its heart and refusing to let our people go.”
Plans had already been under way to resume operations at Nasser, he said. That work has become more urgent after the warning from Mr. Netanyahu.So many Palestinians are now in Rafah that any Israeli attack is likely to lead to significant casualties, he warned. More than 34,000 Palestinians have already died in the war, according to local authorities.
She came to Tel Aviv with her two sons, who both live near areas of fighting, one near the border with Lebanon, another near the Gaza strip. They came to Tel Aviv to support other families with empty seats at the table this year. Further military action may damage more than it delivers, said Noam Yitshaki, a psychologist from Be’eri.
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