Absurd: Mother of Slain Hostage Says Deal Israel Accepted Doesn’t Have Deadline For When Hamas Must Return Bodies
Yael Adar, the mother of slain hostage Tamir Adar, delivered an impassioned rebuke of Israel’s leadership during an interview on Channel 12, accusing the government of abandoning the families of those murdered in captivity.
Adar revealed that before the recently announced hostage agreement, she questioned officials about what means Israel would have to ensure the return of the victims’ remains from Hamas.
“They told me that a live hostage is worth 100 Palestinian prisoners, including life-termers,” she says. “But a dead hostage is worth 15 Palestinian bodies. Why not 100 dead Palestinians?”
She maintained that Hamas had not actually violated the terms of the accord, explaining that “Israel agreed there was no deadline.”
Adar also condemned Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana for taking off his hostage pin, saying that the gesture reflected a mindset that “it’s over.”
Her comments came amid growing scrutiny over whether Hamas is fulfilling its obligations under the “Comprehensive End of Gaza War” agreement, signed Thursday in Egypt. That document required Hamas to hand over the remains of all hostages it holds—or can locate—within 72 hours of the ceasefire, meaning by noon today.
However, the same agreement includes a clause allowing for cases in which Hamas possesses information about the location of deceased captives but is unable to recover the bodies within the set timeframe. In such instances, those details are to be passed along to mediators for later follow-up.
A CNN report published last week cited three Israeli officials who confirmed that Hamas may be unable to recover every body. The officials said Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu has been aware of this reality for several months. One source estimated that seven to nine bodies might not be found, while another put the number between 10 and 15.
According to Channel 12, Qatari representatives in Sharm el-Sheikh have told Israeli negotiators that Hamas currently holds between 15 and 16 hostages.
{Matzav.com}