Freed Israeli hostages erupted in anger during a tense meeting on Tuesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that they were terrified they would be killed by Israeli airstrikes on Gaza instead of their Hamas captors.

“We were in tunnels, terrified that it would not be Hamas, but Israel, that would kill us, and then they would say Hamas killed you,” the woman from the southern Israeli village of Nir Oz near the Gaza border said

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    9 months ago

    They are not just demanding the Palestinian prisoners. They also demand the release of all Palestinian hostages kidnapped by israel.

    The ratio during the ceasefire was for non-combatants. Zero soldiers have been exchanged so far.

    Looking at past conflicts israeli soldiers have gone for a 3-1000 rate and Hamas currently has like 60 soldiers in captivity.