The Religious Zionist party announced that it opposes the deal to release hostages from the captivity of Hamas, and says that the only way to return all the abductees is through a military campaign.
The full message of Religious Zionism
As far as the publications regarding the hostage deal that will be brought to the government today are true, the proposed deal is bad and must not be agreed to. Bad for Israel's security, bad for the abductees and bad for the IDF soldiers.
We want to see all the abductees home safe and sound and our hearts go out to their families. And precisely because of this it is a deal that should not be agreed to.
The military pressure on Hamas is working and therefore Hamas and Yahya Sinwar are now offering such a deal. Hamas is desperate for days of truce in order to organize for the continuation of the fighting while conducting repeated manipulations with the rest of the abductees. Therefore the pressure must be continued to make sure that all the abductees are released.
We consider the wellbeing of the remaining abductees, including IDF soldiers and female soldiers. The deal will abandon them for an unknown period of time, raise their "price" and give Hamas the opportunity to organize to hide them and withstand IDF attacks for a longer period of time.
We consider the IDF soldiers who, during the cease-fire, will be exposed to attacks and threats of kidnapping and murder, with a limited ability to react, and an increased risk of life with the resumption of fighting after Hamas reorganized.
We consider the residents of the Gaza Strip envelope that the threat that harmed them and threatens to continue harming them will be left in place and will be established during the cease-fire days.
We consider the citizens and soldiers who will be murdered and kidnapped in the future, in Israel and in other countries of the world, both by those released in the deal, and with the aim of putting additional pressure on Israel.
The only way to return all the abductees is by continuing to exert unceasing military pressure on Hamas until a complete conclusion is reached.
Religious Zionism will stand like a wall in favor of continuation of the war until the complete destruction of Hamas, the return of all the abductees and the removal of the threat posed by the Gaza Strip towards the citizens of Israel.
