Yehuda Cohen, the father of prisoner Nimrod held in the Gaza Strip, called on Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir to withdraw Israeli forces from Gaza and besiege the government and Knesset headquarters in occupied Jerusalem, in an interview via the "X" platform with the Knesset channel. Cohen demanded that Zamir resign and issue orders to his military units to leave Gaza, directing them to impose a siege on the offices of the Israeli government and parliament, in a move that reflects the anger of the families of prisoners over the ongoing aggression against the Strip.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been waging a campaign of genocide against Gaza, involving killing, destruction, starvation, and forced displacement, ignoring international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to cease operations. This war has resulted in the deaths and injuries of more than 211,000 Palestinians, the majority of whom are children and women, with over 9,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands of displaced persons, amidst a famine that has claimed many lives.

In a related context, Yehuda Cohen criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in statements reported by the newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth," for his intention to reoccupy the Gaza Strip, considering that the Israeli government has betrayed the country, and that the only solution is to take steps to weaken it. He called for Zamir to lead the 98th Division to the Knesset and besiege it, with the aim of ending what he described as the "killer" government.

Tel Aviv estimates that there are about 50 Israeli prisoners in Gaza, including 20 who are alive, while Israel holds more than 10,800 Palestinians in its prisons, who suffer from torture, hunger, and medical neglect, leading to the deaths of many of them, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights and media reports.

In the context of developments, the Hebrew broadcasting authority reported from unnamed ministers that Netanyahu decided to expand military operations in Gaza, despite disagreements with the security establishment, while Chief of Staff Zamir expressed his rejection of the expansion of operations, considering that the forces have reached their maximum limits, and that there is a necessity to move towards a ceasefire and a prisoner exchange. According to media sources, Netanyahu's intention is to reoccupy the Strip, after Israel had occupied it for 38 years between 1967 and 2005.

Last week, Israel withdrew from indirect negotiations with Hamas in Doha, after Tel Aviv's obstinacy regarding withdrawal from Gaza, ending the war, releasing Palestinian prisoners, and distributing humanitarian aid. A poll showed that more than half of Israelis hold the government responsible for the failure to reach an agreement with Hamas, while the movement confirms its readiness to release Israeli prisoners in exchange for ending the war and stopping the aggression, which the Israeli government rejects, fearing its collapse if the extremist wing that opposes ending the war withdraws.

Internally in Israel, the Prime Minister faces corruption charges and the possibility of imprisonment if convicted, while the International Criminal Court is demanding his arrest on charges of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity against Palestinians in Gaza. Historically, Israel continues to occupy Palestinian, Syrian, and Lebanese territories, refuses to withdraw from them, and insists on not establishing an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital on the 1967 borders.