War in Gaza
Hamas threatens Netanyahu – and fueled fear in Israel
Updated on September 20, 2025 – 4:45 p.m.Reading time: 3 min.
Hamas relies on fear in Israel that the remaining abdomen could be lost forever due to the recent Israeli offensive. A photo montage and a name are enough.
With a photo montage, Hamas threatened due to the latest Israeli military offensive with the fact that the hostages that are still captured in the Gaza Strip could be lost forever. The Islamist terrorist organization published a picture with photos of 47 hostages – and under each of the photos is the same name “Ron Arad”.
The Israeli soldier Arad crashed in a fighter plane in Lebanon in 1986. He was captured at the time, but Israel never managed to free him despite intensive decades of efforts. His unclear fate continues to move the Israeli public.
The photo montage in Arabic and Hebrew is overwritten with a clear warning: “Due to the refusal of Netanyahus and Zamir’s submission, a farewell photo at the beginning of the Operation Gaza.” The text is obviously accusing Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of refusing an agreement on an armistice and the release of the hostages. At the same time, the text of General Ejal Zamir accuses the command to conquer the city of Gaza, although he was reportedly against it.
The terrorist group Hamas had warned days ago that the beginning of the Israeli offensive in the city meant that none of the kidnapped people will return depending on Israel. As a result, Hamas brought the hostages kidnapped out of tunnels from Israel and distributed them to several quarters of the city of Gaza in order to prevent the Israeli army of attacks.
A worthy funeral is of the greatest importance for Israelis for religious, human and social reasons. This also applies in particular to fallen soldiers. The army has a code that provides that soldiers are “not left behind” – neither alive nor dead. This promise is also intended to strengthen the morality of the troop.
Israel had started a highly controversial soil offensive in the city of Gaza on Tuesday night, in which hundreds of thousands of Palestinians live. On Friday, the armed forces locked an escape corridor open for 48 hours in the city and called the residents to flee to the south over an alternative route. The army explained that they use “unprecedented violence” as part of their offensive.
