The Prime Minister of Israel offers "work" and "dignity" to the population of Gaza if they opt for peace

MADRID, 8 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Israeli prime minister, Yair Lapid, has summoned this Monday to the population of Gaza to aspire to "another path" and has proposed "work" and "dignity" if they choose to live in peace with Israel. More than 40 Palestinians have been killed between Friday and Sunday in the Israeli offensive on Gaza.

"Throughout the entire operation, efforts have been made to avoid causing harm to those not involved. The State of Israel is not going to apologize for protecting its citizens by using force, but the deaths of innocents, particularly children, breaks you." the heart," Lapid said in his first official speech after the ceasefire that came into force on Sunday night.

"I want to address the residents of Gaza and tell them that there is another way. We know how to protect ourselves from anyone who threatens us, but we also know how to give work, a life with dignity to whoever wants to live in peace by our side," he said, according to what he collects. the Israeli daily 'The Times of Israel'.

Thus, he has referred to the peace agreements signed with Arab countries and other cooperation projects. "The choice is yours. Your future depends on you", she has reviewed.

In addition, Lapid thanked the opposition leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, of the Likud party, for supporting the government in the military offensive against Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. "Netanyahu has shown responsibility and has supported the government during this operation," he said.

After the ceasefire, Netanyahu stressed that the military offensive "would not have been possible" if the Islamist Raam party remained in the government coalition. "Only a stable government that does not depend on Raam and the (Arab-Israeli) Joint List can fight terrorism," he argued. Raam supported the broad coalition that brought Naftali Bennett and Lapid to power, but the Joint List has never supported the government.

The poll published on Monday by the Channel 12 network reveals that 68 percent of Israelis believe they have won the conflict, although this support has not translated into an improvement in electoral prospects.

Netanyahu's Likud remains in the lead and would win 34 seats, compared to 24 seats for Yesh Atid, the centrist party led by Lapid. Defense Minister Benny Gantz's Blue and White party would win 12 seats and Religious Zionism 10.

The ultra-Orthodox party Shash would get eight seats and United Judaism of the Torah, 7. The Joint List would get 6 seats, Raam with 5, Yisrael Beitenu with 5 and the left-wing party Meretz would stay with 4 seats.

With this arithmetic, the Knesset or Israeli Parliament would continue in a technical tie with 59 seats favorable to Netanyahu and 55 to the current coalition. The Joint List would be left out with 6 seats.