Ben Gvir reacts to captive release scenes, says Israel failed to achieve ‘complete victory’ in Gaza

Itamar Ben Gvir, the former Israeli national security minister who resigned over the ceasefire deal, said Israel did not achieve "a complete victory" in Gaza in response to the scenes of the captives' handover in Khan Younis.

“We are happy and excited about the return of our beloved Agam, Arbel and Gadi, but the horrific images from Gaza make it clear: this is not a complete victory – this is a complete failure, in a reckless deal like no other,” he said in a statement on Telegram.

“The government could have stopped the bloodthirsty crowd that is now trying to lynch our hostages from humanitarian aid, fuel, electricity and water, and crushed them militarily until they themselves beg to return our hostages, but it decided to choose the path of surrender to human monsters. It is not too late to come to its senses!”