{"id":12685,"date":"2025-02-10T19:53:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T19:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=12685"},"modified":"2025-02-10T19:53:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T19:53:54","slug":"gazas-defiance-the-weekly-handover-of-israeli-prisoners-and-the-resistances-message-to-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/02\/10\/gazas-defiance-the-weekly-handover-of-israeli-prisoners-and-the-resistances-message-to-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza\u2019s Defiance: The Weekly Handover of Israeli Prisoners and the Resistance\u2019s Message to the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Amid a large public gathering in Deir al-Balah, Al-Qassam Brigades carried out the fifth round of handing over Israeli prisoners\u2014a scene that has become a fixed weekly event for the people of Gaza. They witness how the resistance maintains the initiative despite bombings, the siege, and the occupation\u2019s continuous attempts to break their will.<\/p>\n<p>The message conveyed on this day was not only directed at the Israeli occupation but also at Donald Trump and all those supporting the plan to displace Gaza\u2019s residents and turn it into a tourist resort after eliminating the resistance. However, the scene dominating the screens affirmed that Gaza is neither for sale nor for rent, and its people\u2014who have resisted the occupation for decades\u2014are the sole decision-makers, ruling and defending their land.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12676\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12676 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paestinians-priso-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Hamas has delayed the release of Israeli prisoners, citing Israel's failure to uphold the ceasefire agreement in Gaza.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paestinians-priso-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paestinians-priso-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paestinians-priso-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paestinians-priso-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paestinians-priso.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hamas Postpones Israeli Prisoner Release<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f2df8c00-69b9-484a-ac22-d1a9a4ea8c78\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<h3><strong>The Power of Resistance and the Crisis in Israel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The prisoner handover platform stood tall amid the crowds, who have come to anticipate the weekly exchange. The sight reinforces the image of resistance in the minds of Palestinians, affirming that Gaza still has formidable fighters whose numbers grow by the day and that the initiative remains in their hands despite the occupation\u2019s attempts to impose its conditions by force.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t just the massive public turnout that stirred controversy but also the messages from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/01\/30\/netanyahu-reacts-with-extreme-horror-to-the-release-of-israeli-detainees-in-gaza\/\">Israeli<\/a> detainees themselves, who directed their words at their failing government, questioning why it has been unable to bring them home\u2014especially when Al-Qassam Brigades have managed to keep them alive and hand them over safely, despite Israeli military attempts to eliminate them during the war.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time during these handovers, a fighter from Al-Qassam Brigades appeared and delivered a direct speech to the crowd, affirming that the occupation understands only the language of force and that the resistance is capable of thwarting all Israeli plans, whether military or political.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Israelis followed the event from Tel Aviv, where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/01\/30\/third-gaza-prisoner-exchange-a-strategic-swap-under-the-ceasefire-agreement\/\">prisoners<\/a>&#8216; families watched the handover of their loved ones through Hebrew media outlets that criticized the Israeli government for failing to recover the captives. At the same time, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was vacationing with his wife, Sara, in the United States, ignoring the prisoner crisis that continues to unsettle Israeli society.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12626\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12626 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/032.jpg\" alt=\"Removing Hamas Leaders and Disarming the Group\u2026 Netanyahu\u2019s Demands for the Second Phase of the Agreement\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/032.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/032-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/032-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israel Hamas prisoner exchange<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The messages go beyond prisoners and politicians; they extend to global public opinion, which observes how Gaza, once an isolated city under siege, is now a force imposing its own terms. The world watches as the resistance continues to derail the occupation\u2019s schemes, whether in displacing the population or reoccupying the Strip.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Gaza declares loud and clear: \u201cWe are the flood\u2026 We are the day after.\u201d This affirms that this land is not a real estate project but a homeland defended by its people for decades\u2014one they will never allow to be taken from them, no matter the cost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Amid a large public gathering in Deir al-Balah, Al-Qassam Brigades carried out the fifth round of handing over Israeli prisoners\u2014a scene that has become a fixed weekly event for the people of Gaza. They witness how the resistance maintains the initiative despite bombings, the siege, and the occupation\u2019s continuous attempts to break their will. 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