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(NewsNation) — The find of six hostages dormant successful Gaza sparked outrage among Israeli citizens who protested successful the streets Monday, calling for an contiguous cease occurrence and the merchandise of each remaining hostages.
Protesters person focused astir of their choler connected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of slow-walking a cease-fire woody that whitethorn person led to the merchandise of those hostages.
“For 11 months, the authorities of Israel led by Netanyahu failed to bash what is expected of a authorities — to bring its sons and daughters home,” families of those held hostage said successful a associated statement. “Netanyahu: Enough of the excuses. Enough of the spin. Enough of the abandonment.”
Netanyahu, however, continues to blasted Hamas, saying “Whoever murders hostages does not privation a deal.”
United States officials are inactive moving toward a deal. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris gathered successful the Situation Room Monday with the U.S. hostage woody dialog team.
“President Biden expressed his devastation and outrage astatine the murder, and reaffirmed the value of holding Hamas’s leaders accountable,” the White House said successful a quality briefing.
A woody is “very close,” Biden told reporters.
Meanwhile, strikes and protests successful solidarity with families of hostages continued successful the streets of Israel connected Monday portion ceremonial processions for 23-year-old Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin began.
“Amidst the inexplicable agony, terror, anguish, desperation and fear, we became perfectly definite that you were coming location to america alive,” the man’s mother, Rachel Goldberg-Polin said. “But it was not to be. Now I nary longer person to interest astir you. I cognize you are nary longer successful danger.
Hersh Goldberg-Polin mislaid portion of his near limb to a grenade successful the attack. In April, Hamas issued a video that showed him alive, sparking protests successful Israel.
Ori Danino, 25; Eden Yerushalmi, 24; Almog Sarusi, 27; Alexander Lobanov, 33; and Carmel Gat, 40, besides were confirmed dead, The Associated Press reported.
In the beingness of this conflict, determination person been a fewer flashpoint moments that families hoped mightiness spark a cease-fire woody to determination forward. That hasn’t been successful the lawsuit truthful far, but galore successful Israel anticipation this clip is different.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog apologized to the hostages’ families, saying the federation failed to support their loved ones.
“How atrocious I americium that we didn’t support Hersh connected that acheronian day,” Herzog said. “How atrocious I americium that we failed to bring him home. In his beingness and successful his death, Hersh has touched each of humanity deeply.”
