“The price for the large number of enemy hostages in our hands is to empty the prisons of all Palestinian prisoners,” Hamas’ military spokesman said in a video recording.
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Hamas offered to exchange all Israeli civilian hostages for Palestinian prisoners. Yahya Sinwar, leader of the Islamist movement in Gaza, was quoted by several Israeli media outlets as saying he was ready to carry out the exchange “immediately.”.
Israel, in turn, says it has not reached an agreement… and points out that the offer would not include the Israeli soldiers held hostage.
“The greater the military pressure increases, the greater the firepower and the harder our attacks against Hamas, the more likely we are to bring Hamas into a situation where it accepts solutions that make it possible to “deliver your loved ones.” achieve,” said Yoav Gallant, Israeli Defense Minister.
IDF spokesman Daniel Hagai called Hamas’ statement “psychological terror” and said Israeli troops would do everything they could to free the hostages on their own terms.
Still, many Israelis blame the prime minister for the entire situation. In Tel Aviv, the families of the hostages are calling for Benjamin Netanyahu’s resignation and for the government to set a clear strategy to rescue the hostages.