Bring our captives home from Gaza now
Opinion: Coronavirus pandemic has opened a genuine window of opportunity to secure the return of the Israeli hostages; Hamas has signaled a willingness to compromise and Israel must seize the moment that we may never see again
Aviram Shaul, Avi Kalo |
Published: 12.16.20 , 23:30
Recent remarkable reports point to renewed contacts between Israel and Hamas regarding the return of two Israeli hostages and two MIA soldiers held in the Gaza Strip.
At the center of these reports is possible pragmatism on the part of the Islamist movement's leadership, which is trying to fend off the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the Palestinian enclave, and Israel's willingness to release prisoners who did not pose a security threat.