Hamas may agree to a hostage deal under pressure from an Israeli ground operation. Most of the more than 240 hostages held by Hamas are still alive, he writes Jerusalem PostHe cited an Israeli diplomatic source.
According to the publication’s source, any ceasefire agreement would actually be temporary and more of a pause. He also emphasized that such a pause could only occur if all hostages were released with a clear understanding that Israel “will continue to work to defeat Hamas.”
Previously on Hamas official website statedIsrael has cut off communications and the internet in the Gaza Strip.
The situation in the Middle East has worsened since thousands of Hamas militants infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7. More than two hundred hostages were captured.
Hamas movement today launched Several thousand rockets were fired at Israel and the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was announced. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war.
The Israel Defense Forces operation was called “Iron Swords” and one of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. Israeli Air Force applied Hundreds of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip were attacked, and Israel’s National Security Council decided to cut off the supply of water, food, goods, electricity and fuel to the strip.
13 October Israel reported The UN said 1.1 million Palestinians should be evacuated to southern Gaza within 24 hours before a ground operation in Gaza.
Previously Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant promiseHe said the “unprecedented response” to the Gaza Strip would be remembered for 50 years.