This is a war, this a battle, the Israelis have captured many Palestinian fighters. So the idea of Palestinian fighters capturing an Israeli fighter in enemy contact... that would just be an act of war and not a war crime.
Saeb Erekat discusses the context of capturing soldiers in the ongoing conflict, framing it as an act of war.
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He's rewarding the Israeli government for a settlement activities, dictation, human rights violations and the upper sight system they're creating.
Well, I think, Anderson, what we need now is first to sustain the cease-fire, the next 72 hours are crucial. And then at the same time, we are working to extend the cease-fire for -- to make it permanent.
What we're saying is that it's in the Palestinian interest to sustain and maintain and extend the cease-fire and at the same time, the balance here is to alleviate the suffering for the 1.7 million people in Gaza.
I don't condone the killing of civilians. I don't condone the killing of Israelis. I want to make peace and live and let live and I want to give this cease-fire the chance it deserves.