Hamas spokesman Ghazi Hamad said in an interview: BBCHe said Qatar played an important role in the release of US citizens from captivity.
According to him, Hamas is ready to release the hostages, but there must be suitable conditions for this to happen. In particular, the attack must be stopped and humanitarian aid must be allowed in the Gaza Strip.
“We have close contacts with our brothers in Qatar. They played a major role in the release of two hostages the other day,” Hamad said.
He also said that in case of an Israeli ground operation, Gaza would turn into a complete hell. According to him, he does not know what will happen to the hostages and cannot guarantee their safety as the situation will become even more complicated.
According to Israeli officials, Hamas is in captivity like that 203 people, most of them foreign citizens. Representative of the militant wing of the Abu Ubaidah group aforementionedIt is stated that there are approximately 200-250 hostages among the supporters of the movement. Knownthat at least one of them was a Russian citizen.
Previously Hamas statedThis will release foreign hostages “when conditions allow.”