The European Union will not attempt to hold hostage negotiations between Israel and Hamas. A senior EU representative stated this at a briefing in Brussels.
“There are people who would be more helpful in mediating with Hamas regarding the release of the hostages. “We have a lot of concerns,” he said. RIA News.
According to the Israeli side, Hamas is holding 203 people captive. Moreover, among them there are citizens of both Israel and other states, including Russia.
The Palestinian radical group managed to take hostages on October 7. attacks to the southern regions of Israel. First, fire was opened with rockets, then spies entered the region by land, air and sea.
The Israel Defense Forces announced a retaliatory operation and attacked Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. Also the IDF being ready into a massive ground operation designed to eliminate Hamas as an organization.
Former Ambassador of Palestine to the Russian Federation spoke For a simultaneous ceasefire with Israel.