{"id":14400,"date":"2025-03-18T13:57:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T13:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=14400"},"modified":"2025-03-18T13:57:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T13:57:57","slug":"hamas-israeli-airstrike-kills-hostage-in-gaza-as-netanyahu-faces-backlash-over-war-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/18\/hamas-israeli-airstrike-kills-hostage-in-gaza-as-netanyahu-faces-backlash-over-war-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas: Israeli Airstrike Kills Hostage in Gaza as Netanyahu Faces Backlash Over War Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Watan<\/strong>-A senior Hamas official revealed that an Israeli airstrike on Gaza resulted in the death of one Israeli hostage and injuries to others after Israel resumed military operations in the territory.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"719\">The Hamas leader stated on Tuesday that this was exactly what the resistance had warned about\u2014hostages cannot leave Gaza except through negotiations. He accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of seeking to eliminate the hostages rather than securing their release through political negotiations, in an effort to avoid the political consequences of his failure.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"800\">Hamas: We Complied with Ceasefire Terms, Israel Rejected Negotiations<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"1038\">The official emphasized that Hamas had positively engaged with the ceasefire agreement from the beginning, fulfilling all its commitments, while Israel\u2014backed by the U.S.\u2014refused to advance to the second phase of the deal.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1279\">He also revealed that Hamas had agreed to a proposal from former Trump envoy Adam Boehler to release one Israeli-American hostage and four bodies of dual nationals, as a first step toward the second phase of negotiations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1281\" data-end=\"1423\">However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2024\/05\/05\/hamas-leader-accuses-israel-of-obstructing-peace-talks\/\">Israel<\/a> rejected Boehler\u2019s proposal, leading to a new initiative by U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Wietkoff, who proposed:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1424\" data-end=\"1642\">\n<li data-start=\"1424\" data-end=\"1511\">The release of half of the living Israeli hostages and half of the deceased<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1512\" data-end=\"1547\">50 days of calm in exchange<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1548\" data-end=\"1642\">But Wietkoff refused to include the transition to the second phase as part of the deal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14343\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14343 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/world55.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. envoy dismissal\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/world55.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/world55-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/world55-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/world55-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Netanyahu\u2019s Campaign Against Boehler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"1644\" data-end=\"1719\">Israeli Hostage Families Accuse Netanyahu of Abandoning Prisoners<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1721\" data-end=\"1865\">On Tuesday, the Israeli Hostage Families Forum issued a statement condemning the government\u2019s decision to resume fighting, saying:&#8221;The worst fears of the hostage families and the Israeli people have come true\u2014Israel\u2019s government has chosen to abandon the hostages. We are shocked, angry, and deeply concerned over the deliberate collapse of negotiations aimed at bringing our loved ones home from Hamas\u2019 grasp.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2337\">The statement added:&#8221;Resuming combat before retrieving the last hostage will come at the expense of the 59 remaining hostages in Gaza, who could still be rescued and returned.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12333\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12333 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A Hamas official confirmed that an Israeli airstrike killed a hostage in Gaza and injured others\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trump Netanyahu war strategy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"2339\" data-end=\"2391\">Hamas Accuses U.S. and Israel of Deception<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2393\" data-end=\"2580\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/02\/20\/hamas-accuses-netanyahu-of-evading-responsibility-for-prisoners-deaths-as-exchange-proceeds\/\">Hamas<\/a> spokesperson Hazem Qassem also responded to the threats made by U.S. envoy Steve Wietkoff regarding Hamas&#8217; rejection of the American-led hostage exchange proposal.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2582\" data-end=\"2754\">Qassem argued that negotiations collapsed because of Netanyahu\u2019s far-right government, which fears the consequences of entering the second phase of the agreement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2756\" data-end=\"2922\">He emphasized that Netanyahu\u2019s biggest concern is the collapse of his ruling coalition, as right-wing parties may withdraw if he proceeds with the deal.Qassem concluded:<br data-start=\"2941\" data-end=\"2944\" \/>&#8220;The only real or positive path forward is forcing this government to implement the agreed-upon ceasefire terms.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-A senior Hamas official revealed that an Israeli airstrike on Gaza resulted in the death of one Israeli hostage and injuries to others after Israel resumed military operations in the territory. 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