The Otzma Yehudit party announced that it intends to oppose the deal for the release of the hostages, the outline of which will be presented to the government this evening (Tuesday).
"As much as the published details about the terms of the deal are in fact the final terms, Otzma Yehudit will find it very difficult to support the deal. Hamas's agreement to the deal indicates that the IDF is carrying out an effective assault. We must continue to hit the enemy and bring him to a deal under conditions that Israel dictates and not under these problematic conditions that endanger the IDF forces and distinguish between the hostages," said the party.
Otzma Yehudit detailed the reasons for the opposition to the deal: "It is impossible to prefer one woman over another and in our understanding also one child over another. The release should include all the hostages."
They also said that "the ceasefire involved in the deal will endanger the ground forces fighting in Gaza and will harm the war effort."
Another reason put forward is that "the existing deal will cause a significant reduction in the chance of returning the remaining hostages held by Hamas, including our soldiers."
The party also notes that "the identity of the freed hostages, when mostly adult men will be left in Gaza, will increase the international pressure on Israel to stop the fighting in Gaza or at least reduce it significantly."
"Our demand is a deal that will free everyone, but on our terms - without harming the further elimination of Hamas, and creating a deterrent for the other enemies around us who are now learning again that Israel is not subduing the Nazis, which increases the risk of a recurrence of the October 7th atrocities," they concluded.