Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu strongly condemned the release of Shifa Hospital director Mohammad Abu Salmiya from custody, calling it a “severe mistake and ethical failure.” Abu Salmiya was arrested in November for allegedly allowing Hamas to use the hospital as a center of operations.
“This man, under whose responsibility our hostages were held and murdered, belongs in prison,” Netanyahu said. He has ordered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the release, which he claims was made without the knowledge or approval of the political echelon or security agency heads.
The investigation, to be led by Shin Bet director Ronen Bar, will present its findings to the Prime Minister on Tuesday. Netanyahu has also established an interagency body to review and approve the release of prisoners whose interrogation has been completed, comprising representatives from the Defense Ministry, IDF, Shin Bet, and National Security Council.
Abu Salmiya was released Monday morning along with 55 other Palestinian detainees, sparking a blame game among ministers and senior security officials, each denying responsibility for the controversial move.
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Is BIBI trying to pull another fast one by us?
He is the PRME MINISTER!! The buck stops with him.
Either he gave the approval (which is bad) or he has no control on the government (which is just as bad)
BIBI is a Terri leader, he kept all the lefties in the government, he strengthened Chamas by giving them food water and gas, he showed them weakness, he caved to the libtards and Biden not to fight all the way, he reduced the power many times and endangered our soldiers
He and the Likud must go now!!!
They need to elect a strong right, Frum Jew who believes in Hashem and will not fall for the left ideology
So what’s stopping anyone from issuing an arrest warrant … The competition for the best actor award is getting stiff….Im still voting for Ben Gvir… maybe I’m just enamored with his Yarmulka…
Y2R, this is not America. The elected government has no control over what happens, as you can see with Ben-Gvir. The career civil service and IDF do whatever they want, and the judiciary backs them up and warns the elected government not to interfere or else.