Hundreds of people They have demonstrated in front of the Israeli Ministry of Defense. They ask that the Government work on the release of the more than 200 hostages that Hamas has been holding hostages for two weeks. “There are no more urgent matters! Return the kidnapped!” the protesters shouted, as can be seen in the video above.

They denounce that the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Minister of Defense “do not care about the kidnapped people.” They demand a ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners. To hand them over, Hamas has asked that around 6,000 be released from prisons. Palestinian prisoners.

Among the protesters were relatives of the missing. Some prefer that the release take place and not a ground invasion by the Israeli army, which could put the lives of those kidnapped in danger. This is the fear of Alex Sherman, father of one of the hostages. “I don’t know what will happen with the invasion (…) I think that if it happens, the possibility of my son leaving from there I live is very limited,” lamented the man in laSexta Xplica on Saturday night.

His son is one of the young people who appeared in the videos of the kidnappings by Hamas. But others, like the Spaniard Iván Illaramendi and his girlfriend, remain missing. His father-in-law has indicated in laSexta that the Israeli Government has not confirmed that they are in the hands of Hamas. “As a father, I want my daughter and son-in-law to return safely. As a professional… We have already seen so much misfortune and so many calamities (…) And you have to expect anything from this type of terrorist militias,” he said. regretted.

Hamas has offered the release this Sunday of two other captive women, “following the same steps as with the two American hostages,” the group said in a statement. Abu Obeida, spokesman for the al-Qasam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has assured that he had previously proposed the release of both “for Humanitarian reasons imperious and without asking for anything in return”, but as he said, “Israel refused to receive them“.

Netanyahu has denied the accusation. He calls it “lying propaganda.” “Israel will continue to do everything necessary to bring home all captive and missing“added the Israeli Prime Minister.