Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has issued a statement regarding the release of Israeli hostages.
Hamas, which is at war with Israel in the Gaza Strip, warned on Sunday that no hostages would leave the area alive unless the group’s demands were met. h
“Neither the fascist enemy and its arrogant leadership… nor its supporters… can take their hostages alive without meeting any of their demands,” Abu Obeidah, a spokesman for the MAS’s armed wing, said in a televised appearance on the release of the Israeli hostages. ”
Let us tell you that under the ceasefire signed recently, 105 hostages including 80 Israeli hostages were released by Hamas, in return Israel had released 240 Palestinian prisoners. According to Israel, 137 hostages are still in the custody of Hamas.
Meanwhile, mediator Qatar has warned that continued bombing by Israel could hinder the release of hostages under the new ceasefire. Qatar says that due to this bombing the window for dialogue between the two sides is becoming narrower. Whereas Hamas says that it will continue to fight Israeli forces.
Death toll crossed 17 thousand
Talking about the current situation of Israel-Hamas war, the number of people killed in Gaza has crossed 17,700, of which about two-thirds are women and children.
The Health Ministry gave this information in the Hamas controlled area. Israel intensified airstrikes and shelling in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday.
The strikes came a day after the US vetoed a UN resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on humanitarian grounds, even though it was supported by a majority of Security Council members and several other countries. In the total 15-member Council, 13 votes were cast in favor of the proposal and one against it, while Britain abstained.
Yemen became an obstacle for Israel
Israel said that 97 of its soldiers were killed in ground operations following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. Hamas’ October 7 attack killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took 240 hostage.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have threatened to block every vessel sailing from the Red Sea and Arabian Sea to Israeli ports unless they ensure uninterrupted supplies of food and medicine to Gaza.
Houthi rebels have attacked several ships in the Red Sea in past weeks and launched drone and missile attacks targeting Israel.
Minor humanitarian aid is reaching a small part of Gaza. Despite increasing international pressure, the administration of US President Joe Biden is opposing the ceasefire. His argument is that this will keep Hamas a threat to Israel.
The US State Department said the administration has approved the emergency sale of approximately 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition to Israel, valued at more than US$106 million.