The Family Of The Victim Who Was Tawan Hamas Called Netanyahu Playing Personal Politics Instead Of Ceasefire

JAKARTA - The father of the victim held hostage by Hamas, Jonathan Dekel-Chen, views Israeli Prime Minister (PM) Benyamin Netanyahu as playing politics in personal interests rather than ensuring the realization of a ceasefire.

Dekel-Chen called for the re-negotiation of the ceasefire in Gaza, Palestine.

In an interview session at the "Face the Nation with Margaret total" event, Dekel-Chen said Netanyahu was navigating the continued invasion of Gaza with the defense of the hostages' freedom opportunities through ceasefire talks.

"For every discussion, Israelis in general, and including me, have been very critical of the Israeli government for not negotiating in good faith now, for months," he said, quoted by CBS News, Monday, September 2.

Dekel-Chen's remarks echo the views of many Israelis who have criticized Netanyahu and his cabinet for insisting on military operations to Gaza.

"There is no plausible explanation as to why our government refuses to engage in this negotiation deeply and resolve it, as all senior military agencies and our intelligence community have said publicly for weeks, even months that its time has come to end fighting in Gaza, taking home our hostages, as much as possible alive," Dekel-Chen said.

Israeli Defense Forces said early Sunday that six bodies held hostage, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, were found in Gaza.

At least the bodies of six Israeli hostages were found on Saturday, August 31, 2024. The six were found murdered among the ruins of buildings in Gaza.

The findings sparked massive demonstrations in various places in Israel. Al Jazeera reported thousands of Israelis taking to the streets of protest against Netanyahu's policy after the discovery of six hostages killed on Sunday, September 1 local time.

The protest masses considered the deaths of six hostages as a result of the wrong decision taken by Netanyahu.

The Israeli government is considered to have failed to carry out a policy to bring home the hostages safely by rejecting important agreements.

Today, the protests resumed by involving elements of Israeli workers who broke down.

There are eight American citizens who are believed to be still being held hostage, including Dekel-Chen's son, Sagui. Sagui is the father of three daughters, including one who was born when he was born.

"The only thing we know for sure about Sagui is, at the end of November, early December, we knew he was still alive, injured, but still alive," said Dekel-Chen.