Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech, which took place last Friday (26) in the United Nations, was broadcast on the Gaza Strip through speakers positioned so that hostages that remain kidnapped by the terrorist group Hamas could listen.
The information was confirmed by the Premier himself during his speech at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, when he said that “he surrounded Gaza with huge speakers linked to this microphone in the hope that our dear hostages will hear my message.”
At the moment of this announcement, the Israeli leader in Hebrew directed a message to the captives. “Our brave heroes-here is Prime Minister Netanyahu, speaking live from the United Nations. We have not forgotten you. Not for a second. The people of Israel are with you.
Netanyahu also pointed out that “thanks to the special efforts of Israeli intelligence,” his speech was also broadcast “live to the Gaza residents’ cell phones.”
Following the prime minister’s speech, his cabinet confirmed the broadcast to the enclave, but pointed out that the government “instructed the civil agencies, coordinated with Israel’s defense forces (IDF), putting speakers on trucks only on the Israeli side of the Gaza border.”
However, part of the Israeli press, as the newspaper Times of Israel He reported that some of the speakers-mounted on trucks and cranes-were taken to army posts within the Enclave, according to the army itself.
A reservist, quoted by the channel i24 NewsHe said he was agreed on Friday morning for a loud-speaker truck escort mission: “We didn’t know the real reason, we just told us that it was to move the population. They asked to be as close as possible to civilians.”
Still according to the Israeli press, initially, the army was contrary to the order of the government claiming that the mission could endanger the life of soldiers – but fulfilled.
“Do not destroy their hope,” asks for a hostage mother
The information of the premiere speech transmission was received and commented by several captive family members. Anat Agresst, mother of Matan Agrest, kidnapped by Hamas, asked the government to “not destroy hope” of hostages.
“My Matan and other hostages can hear you today. Any phrase that is not ‘I came to the US to sign an agreement that will take everyone back home’ is a form of psychological abuse for them. They do not destroy their hope, if they still have any.”
Lishay Miran-Lavi, Omri Miran’s husband, also in possession of Hamas, said on social networks:
“If you are already installing speakers, I would like you to pass my recording to Omri, so I can tell him and all the hostages and soldiers aloud, that the nation of Israel is fighting for them and that a decisive majority wants an agreement that takes them back home and puts the end to the fighting. And we have no intention of giving up.
Gaza’s terrorists hold 48 hostages, 26 of which were declared killed by the Israeli authorities, including a soldier killed in 2014.
