Yesterday (Monday) it was announced that the spokesman for the American State Department, Matthew Miller, claimed that the terrorist organization Hamas did not release the women who remained captive so that they would not tell what happened to them. Today, the IDF spokesman refers to the rumors and says that dealing with the issue is irresponsible and endangers the safety of the abductees held captive by the terrorist organization.
The IDF spokesman: "In continuation of the statements that have been made in the past day regarding the situation of the abductees in Gaza, the discourse on the issue is irresponsible, inaccurate and should be avoided. We conduct round-the-clock intelligence surveillance of the abductees, and demand from all international organizations to verify their situation, their safety and give them medical response - women and men alike. Every moment in captivity puts our abductees at risk. We are doing everything to return them home as soon as possible."
As published yesterday, the spokesman for the US State Department, Matthew Miller, commented on the collapse of the ceasefire and Hamas's refusal to release the women who remained captive in the Gaza Strip. According to him, the terrorist organization is afraid that the women will tell about what they went through in captivity after their release - and as a result chose to violate the agreement and lead to the renewal of fighting.
"Apparently, one of the reasons Hamas does not want to release some of the women it holds hostage is that they do not want these women to be able to talk about what happened to them while they were in captivity," he said. "As a result, they preferred to bring about the collapse of the ceasefire."
According to him, "The truce that led to the release of the abductees came after negotiations and an agreement that set very clear conditions - including that women and children would be the first to be released. Towards the end of the truce, Hamas still held the women who were supposed to be the next to be released - and refused to do so. They made many excuses, but we did not think they are legitimate or reliable. But we estimate that one of the reasons is that they did not want the public to hear what happened to them."