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[text/observer.com xiong chaoran] "mr. death" is the latest "title" given to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in the country. late at night on august 31, local time, the israel defense forces revealed that they had found several more remains of possible hostages held in israel in the gaza strip.

according to a report by the times of israel on august 31, as the current situation between palestine and israel has not improved, many families of hostages held by hamas accused netanyahu of insisting that the israeli army remain in the "philadelphia corridor" to hinder the progress of negotiations on a ceasefire agreement for hostages, which is "deliberately sentencing the hostages to death." earlier reports said that the israeli prime minister's current priority is to deploy troops in the "philadelphia corridor" between the gaza strip and egypt, rather than to rescue israeli hostages.

netanyahu reportedly told cabinet ministers that he believed maintaining israel's presence in the "philadelphia corridor" was more important than rescuing hostages held by hamas. on august 29, local time, israel's security cabinet voted in favor of netanyahu's position of ensuring israel's military presence in the border area in any possible agreement, with israeli defense minister galant being the only dissenter.

on the evening of august 31, a large-scale rally was held in the streets of israel, calling on the government to reach a ceasefire agreement on hostages and expressing anti-government sentiment. this week, israeli justice minister yariv levin re-promoted the controversial "judicial reform" process he advocated, and this agenda had already triggered large-scale protests in the country before the escalation of the current round of israeli-palestinian conflict on october 7 last year. in addition, other activist groups also called on the public to continue protesting on the streets on september 1, demanding that netanyahu immediately rescue the hostages and hold early elections.

on august 31, local time, protesters demanded a hostage agreement and held a demonstration in tel aviv against netanyahu and his government. the times of israel

outside the idf headquarters in tel aviv, the families of the hostages held by hamas said: "netanyahu and his cabinet partners, influenced by the 'philadelphia (corridor)' public opinion, decided to undermine the (hostage ceasefire) agreement and thus knowingly pushed the hostages to death."

the mother of one of the hostages said netanyahu's actions were a "crime against the people, against israel and against zionism. netanyahu is not 'mr. security', he is 'mr. death' and he is destroying the deal in cold blood.

according to the times of israel, prime minister netanyahu told defense minister galant on august 29 local time that he prioritized maintaining the israeli military presence in the "philadelphia corridor" rather than saving the lives of the remaining hostages still stranded in gaza.

the position was set during a heated security cabinet meeting that evening, at which netanyahu hoped to vote on a series of scenarios drawn up by the idf showing how israel could deploy its forces in the narrow strip of land known as the “philadelphia corridor” during the first six-week phase of hostage ceasefire talks.

the report said this was the latest evidence of a rift between netanyahu and the security agencies. defense minister galant and security chiefs have repeatedly urged netanyahu to make more compromises in the negotiations, especially on the issue of the "philadelphia corridor," fearing that netanyahu's tough stance would undermine the deal. according to the minutes of the meeting obtained by israel's channel 12, the ministers were not told in advance that they would vote on the idf's proposal, and galant demanded to know "why it was necessary to do so."

on august 31, local time, protesters demanded a hostage agreement and held a demonstration in tel aviv against netanyahu and his government. the times of israel

"the importance of this is that hamas will not agree to it, so there will be no deal and no hostages will be released," galant told ministers.

the times of israel revealed that netanyahu and galant had an argument during the meeting, and netanyahu then slammed the table and demanded an immediate vote on the plan. in addition to galant, idf chief of staff general halevy and mossad head baniya, who led the israeli negotiating team, also opposed netanyahu's position. at the same time, other ministers in the room loudly rebuked galant for speaking to the prime minister in this way.

"this is the most intense quarrel between netanyahu and galant that i remember." according to one minister, "netanyahu has completely isolated galant. in this situation, it is better for the defense minister to give up his power."

in the end, the vote passed 8 to 1, with the only vote against coming from galant and one abstention, highlighting israel's stated position on the "philadelphia corridor," which has been presented to hamas and mediators egypt, the united states and qatar.

on august 26, local time, in tel aviv, israel, relatives of the hostages held a protest, demanding the signing of a hostage exchange agreement. ic photo

former israeli military intelligence chief amos yadlin condemned the vote on wednesday, telling israel's channel 12 that the decision was an admission by the netanyahu government that it would not fulfil its "moral obligation" to bring home the women, children and elderly people, as well as the captured soldiers, who were "kidnapped from their homes" on october 7 last year.

"the hostages have been abandoned." yadlin believes that the netanyahu government's position is "unacceptable." he also said that every israeli should "go out and demonstrate" today to oppose this "shameful situation."

on august 26, local time, in tel aviv, israel, relatives of the hostages held a protest, demanding the signing of a hostage exchange agreement. ic photo

an unnamed hamas official told saudi media asharq news on august 31 local time that israel's request to remain in the "philadelphia corridor" has hindered progress in negotiations on a hostage ceasefire agreement, and this request "completely closed the door to negotiations." he also said that the negotiations held in doha earlier in august did not actually make a breakthrough on any key issues.

"the 'philadelphia corridor' was the main issue in the negotiations between us and israel. when netanyahu voted to keep troops along this route, he wanted to end the negotiations and continue the war," the official said.

saudi media said that israel's presence in the "nazarim corridor" and israel's demand to veto the release of some palestinian prisoners after an agreement is reached remain the main points of disagreement in the negotiations.

on august 26, local time, in tel aviv, israel, relatives of the hostages held a protest, demanding the signing of a hostage exchange agreement. ic photo

according to the times of israel, late at night on august 31 local time, the israel defense forces said that they had found several more bodies in the gaza strip, which may be the remains of israeli hostages.

the israeli military called on the public not to spread unconfirmed rumors and said: "at this stage, troops are still operating in the area and are carrying out the process of extracting and identifying bodies, which will last for several hours."

the israeli activist group "hostage and missing families forum" issued a statement on the evening of august 31, calling on the public to hold a large-scale protest on september 1. "netanyahu has abandoned the hostages, and now this is a fact." the statement said: "starting tomorrow, the country will tremble. we call on the public to be prepared. the country will gradually come to a standstill. this abandonment (of hostages) is over."