Retired Israel Defense Forces Brig. Gen. Amir Avivi joined Newsmax’s “National Report” on Thursday, offering a cautiously optimistic outlook on the path toward peace in Gaza, provided Israel’s security remains uncompromised.
Avivi, founder and chairman of Israel’s Defense and Security Forum, said President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan contains “the terms we need” — but emphasized that Israel’s military and territorial security must guide every stage of implementation.
“I think that the terms are there; we need to make sure that things happen the way they were agreed upon,” Avivi said. “Now it’s the first stage, and the first stage is releasing all 48 hostages. Israel, all the Israelis, are really, really expecting to see in the coming days the hostages coming back. There are now many people in the streets waving flags, singing, happy. It feels [like] victory in the air.”
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