The fuel that Israel lets into the Gaza Strip likely powers the ventilation systems that bring air to the hostages in Hamas’s tunnels, Ditsa Or, the mother of one of those hostages, told JNS during an interview last week.

All the same, she wants Israel to stop supplying the fuel.

“Maybe it will force Hamas to take Avinatan and the other hostages up to the surface, making them easier to track down,” she said. “Maybe supplying the fuel only entrenches Hamas and furthers the hostages’ release.”

Her family has advocated firmer military action against Hamas, even as other families of hostages demand that the government give in to the terrorist group’s demands.

These competing approaches reflect a broader disagreement in Israeli society. After simmering for months, these tensions have been b

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