Palestinian radical movement Hamas has said it will not discuss the fate of Israel Defense Forces soldiers until the country stops aggression in the Gaza Strip. This was stated on Lebanese television by the official representative of the group, Osama Hamdan.
“Our position regarding the prisoners of the Israeli army is clear: this is because [возможным] “We will exchange prisoners and we will not discuss it until Israel stops its aggression in Gaza,” Hamdan said. Reuters.
With data Israeli authorities are holding 203 people, most of them foreign citizens, captive in the hands of Hamas. 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.
Some countries have expressed their willingness to act as mediators in hostage negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Also in the European Union statedthat they will not take on the role of mediator.
Previously in Israel reported There is no evidence that Iran was involved in the Hamas attack.