US EditionChief of Staff: 'No Terrorist Will Leave Gaza Until Hadar Goldin Is Returned'
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The Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot reported on Tuesday that the army chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, expressed his willingness to remove approximately 200 Palestinian militants from the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip in exchange for the return of the body of soldier Hadar Goldin, which has been held by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades since 2014.
Amid the political turmoil over whether to release the 200 terrorists besieged in the Rafah area, Chief of Staff Lt. Col. Eyal Zamir told decision-makers this evening (Tuesday) that no terrorist should be allowed to leave alive without the release of Hadar Goldin, who is believed to have been buried in the Rafah area. The terrorists are in an underground area beyond the Yellow Line, in Israeli-controlled territory, and have been there since the …
BREAKING: Zamir urges elimination of 200 terrorists in Rafah
The recommendation frames lethal action as the primary course and allows for the possibility that any of them be spared only if Hamas returns kidnapped Israeli soldiers and the remains of fallen troops — with special emphasis on Lt. Hadar Goldin. The proposal raises immediate political and operational questions about escalation, rules of engagement, and the prospects for recovering hostages and remains. Senior decision-makers are being asked to…
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