PERSONAL: "He could be at home", says family whose father died in Hamas captivity

Record ID: 1835725

  • Title: PERSONAL: "He could be at home", says family whose father died in Hamas captivity
  • Date: 20th August 2024
  • Summary: PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 20, 2024) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER AT LANDSBERG BENNETT PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, MICHAEL LANDSBERG, SAYING: "I think what's happened is I think the markets had a good run and you had some earnings that came out this morning, you know, from the consumer that weren’t great, were a little bit soft.
  • Embargoed: 3rd September 2024 18:42
  • Keywords: Gaza Israel Palestinians captivity deceased hostage mezger middle east missing protest
  • Location: TALMEI YAFFE, ISRAEL / UNKNOWN LOCATION
  • City: TALMEI YAFFE, ISRAEL / UNKNOWN LOCATION
  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
  • Reuters ID: LVA008804820082024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Israel retrieved the bodies of six hostages from the Gaza Strip, the military said on Tuesday (August 20), as negotiations continued in an effort to bring back more than 100 captives who remain in the besieged Palestinian enclave.
    The return of the six bodies leaves 109 hostages still believed to be held in Gaza, around a third of whom are thought to be dead, with the fate of the others unknown.
    Rami Mezger, the son of hostage Yoram Mezger, one of the six whose body was returned, said Israeli authorities delayed signing a ceasefire deal and bring the hostages back alive.
    "I expected Bibi Netanyahu to do the deal, or keep the deal running, until he gets everybody out. But in delaying getting to this point, when we're playing some kind of "who says what" game.... that does what? Helps who?" Mezger said.
    Yoram Metzger was taken captive with his wife, Tami Metzger on October 7. Tami Metzger was released in a hostage deal in November, local media reported.
    The development came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met officials in Egypt as he visited the region on a trip aimed at bridging differences between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas over a deal to end the fighting in Gaza and secure the return of the hostages.
    (Production: Nicoco Chan)
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