Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized what he described as “shocking scenes” during the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza on Thursday, January 30.
Netanyahu wrote on X that he viewed “with great severity the shocking scenes during the release of our hostages.”
“I demand that the mediators ensure that such threatening scenes do not occur again, and to guarantee the safety of our hostages,” he added.
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Footage posted by Quds News Network shows hostages Arbel Yehoud and Gadi Mozes stepping out of vehicles into crowds.
Earlier, IDF soldier Agam Berger was the first hostage to be released on Thursday. She was brought to a stage in Jabalia by members of the Al-Qassam Brigades.
Omer Dostri, Netanyahu’s spokesman, said the PM and Defense Minister Yisrael Katz had ordered a delay in the planned release of Palestinian prisoners, “until the safe exit of our hostages is guaranteed”. Credit: Quds News Network via Storyful
