- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted there will be no ceasefire in the war against Hamas until all hostages are returned
- Hamas said on Monday it had told Qatari mediators that the group was ready to release up to 70 women and children held in Gaza
- “The ceasefire should include a complete ceasefire and allow aid and humanitarian assistance throughout the Gaza Strip,” a spokesman claimed
Hamas claimed on Monday that it had told Qatari mediators that the group was willing to release up to 70 women and children held in Gaza in return for a five-day ceasefire with Israel.
Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack captured about 240 people and killed at least 1,200 Israeli civilians. In response, Israel has begun a siege on the Gaza Strip to finally eliminate the terrorist group.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted there will be no ceasefire in the war against Hamas until all hostages are returned.
Abu Ubaida, Hamas spokesman, said in an audio recording posted on the group’s Telegram channel that they had offered a deal.
“Last week there was an attempt by the Qatari brothers to free enemy prisoners of women and children in return for the release of 200 Palestinian children and 75 women held by the enemy.”
The armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Monday it had told Qatari mediators that the group was willing to release up to 70 women and children held in Gaza in return for a five-day ceasefire with Israel
“The ceasefire should include a complete ceasefire and allow aid and humanitarian assistance throughout the Gaza Strip,” he said.
He accused Israel of “hesitating and evading” the deal’s price.
Speaking about the war at a press conference in Tel Aviv on Saturday, Netanyahu said that Israel “will not stop until we complete our mission” and that its only goal is victory.
He said Hamas had “lost control of Gaza” and now had “nowhere to hide.”
Netanyahu said he still has daily contact with US President Joe Biden and also enjoys the “political and ethical support” of the American government.
Several world leaders have come to Israel to show their support, but there are “minorities putting pressure on governments,” he said.
He called on the government “not to give in to this pressure” and said: “Our war is their war.”
“No international pressure, no false accusations… will dissuade us from our cause,” he said.
Abu Ubaida, the spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, said in an audio recording posted on the group’s Telegram channel that they had offered a deal
Speaking about the war at a press conference in Tel Aviv on Saturday, Netanyahu said that Israel “will not stop until we complete our mission” and that its only goal is victory (file photo).
This image taken on November 11, 2023 from the Israeli side of the Gaza Strip border shows smoke rising over buildings during an Israeli attack on the Palestinian enclave
He rejected calls for a ceasefire, saying: “If you want peace, we have to eliminate Hamas.”
The Israeli leader insisted that Gaza would be demilitarized after the war, now in its sixth week, and Israel would retain security control there.