Former war cabinet minister Benny Gantz told Israeli media that the captives still held in Gaza by Hamas and other groups have not yet been returned “for political reasons”.
“We cannot deny the fact that we failed to protect the abductees and abandoned them, and we must fix this”, he told the newspaper.
He also called for the urgent reaching of a deal to return the remaining captives, calling it the “only way” to ensure their safety.
At the same time, the influential Israeli politician called yesterday’s ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon “a mistake”.
“A much stronger agreement could have been reached that would further reduce Hezbollah’s size, and the government made a mistake by choosing a forced ceasefire”, he said.
Out of power since resigning from the war cabinet in June, he has played antagonist to PM Netanyahu’s government in the media.
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