A spokesman for Hamas’ military wing said the group intended to release two more hostages for “humanitarian reasons,” but that Israel “refused to take them in.” “We informed Qatar yesterday that we were ready to release two prisoners on humanitarian grounds without compensation, but the Israeli government refused to accept them,” Abu Obeida, spokesman for the Ezzedin al-Kassam Brigades, reported on behalf of the two women and the numbers of their documents. Israel’s public television also reported the news, saying it could be a psychological warfare move. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it would not respond to the allegations. The Times of Israel reports on it.
Abu Obeida: We informed the Qatari brothers last night that we would release the following:
Nurit Yitzhak card number 001145416
Yocheved Lifshitz card no. 005236955
For compelling humanitarian reasons and without conditions; However, the occupying government refused to accept them.— َ (@jordan_sp2) October 21, 2023
(Cover photo Ansa/EPA/ABIR SULTAN)
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