Families of fallen demand Netanyahu renew offensive, defeat Hamas
Forum HaGevura (“The Heroism Forum”) urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to immediately return to the offensive against Hamas, in an open letter on Wednesday.The group, composed of more than 300 families whose children were slain during the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and in the subsequent “Swords of Iron” war, reached out to the prime minister over recent developments in the Gaza Strip.The forum warned in the letter, a copy of which the group provided to JNS, that Hamas was exploiting the fact that Israel had stopped taking the initiative. It said restraint endangers IDF soldiers and residents of Israel’s south. It demanded that the government fulfill its commitment to defeat the terrorist organization.The forum’s families said their information comes from officials on the ground as well as senior political officials: “Unfortunately the picture is clear: Israel is holding its fire and not initiating action, while Hamas…
Forum HaGevura, comprising over 300 families of those killed on October 7 and in the subsequent war, sent an open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, urging him to renew the offensive against Hamas. The forum warned that Hamas is exploiting Israel's reduced initiative in Gaza, stating, "Unfortunately the picture is clear: Israel is holding its fire and not initiating action, while Hamas is exploiting this well." They cited information from officials indicating that Israeli forces effectively stopped targeting Hamas terrorists around August 3, with new guidelines requiring chief of staff approval for military actions. The forum emphasized that their loved ones "fell in the war so that the State of Israel would bring about a victory over the enemy," demanding the government fulfill its commitment to defeat Hamas and avoid returning to pre-October 7 assumptions. The IDF's scaled-back operations are reportedly due to directives from the political echelon, influenced by pressure from the Trump administration regarding a Gaza peace plan.
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