Netanyahu vows: Anyone who raises their hand against us will pay the price

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will respond forcefully to any entity that tries to attack it, asserting that "Anyone who raises their hand against us will pay the price."
Netanyahu added, in a speech delivered today Thursday, that the events of October 7 "united the Israelis," emphasizing his government's commitment to return all remains of the hostages held by Hamas, stating, "We will achieve all the war's objectives."

New crisis over the remains of the hostages

In parallel, the Forum of Families of Hostages and Missing Persons demanded that the Israeli government suspend the implementation of the next stages of the agreement with Hamas unless the movement hands over the remains of the 19 remaining hostages.
The forum's statement said: "As long as Hamas continues to violate its commitments regarding the return of all hostages and the remains of the victims, the implementation of any additional stages of the agreement must be halted immediately."



This demand represents increasing internal pressure on Netanyahu's government, which faces criticism from the families of the hostages regarding the slow implementation of the agreement and the ongoing ambiguity about the fate of the missing.

Details of the agreement and Trump's framework

The existing agreement was mediated by U.S. President Donald Trump and includes subsequent stages that involve — according to Israeli sources — granting amnesty to Hamas leaders who hand over their weapons, in addition to determining the governance arrangements for Gaza after the war.
However, the implementation of these provisions is now threatened after mutual accusations between the two parties regarding the breach of the agreement.


Israeli threats to resume fighting

For his part, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned on Wednesday that Israel would resume fighting in Gaza if Hamas did not adhere to the ceasefire conditions.
This came after the movement announced that it had returned all the remains it was able to find, but it "needs special equipment" to retrieve the remaining remains from destroyed areas or under the rubble.


Exchange deal and escalating demands

According to what Israeli media reported, Hamas has handed over 20 hostages alive since Monday in exchange for the release of about two thousand Palestinian detainees from Israeli prisons.
It also returned the remains of nine hostages out of 28 who died in captivity, in addition to another body that Israel said does not belong to a former hostage.
The families' forum confirmed in its statement that: "Any political or military action that does not guarantee their immediate return is considered a abandonment of Israeli citizens."