A Hamas official has declared that the release of additional Israeli hostages is deemed impossible after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the conditions set by the Palestinian militant group.
The conditions included maintaining Hamas in power and a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip. The conflict between the two sides escalated following a Hamas attack on Israel in October, resulting in over 1,200 casualties.
The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 25,000 since the conflict’s onset. Netanyahu has vowed to annihilate Hamas. Approximately 240 hostages were taken in the October attack, with over a hundred released in subsequent prisoner exchanges with Israel.
A Hamas official has declared that the release of additional Israeli hostages is deemed impossible after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the conditions set by the Palestinian militant group. The conditions included maintaining Hamas in power and a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu, in addition to refusing the release of hostages, has rejected Hamas’ ceasefire demand and expressed opposition to Palestinian statehood. The conflict between the two sides escalated following a Hamas attack on Israel in October, resulting in over 1,200 casualties. The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 25,000 since the conflict’s onset.
Netanyahu has vowed to annihilate Hamas. Approximately 240 hostages were taken in the October attack, with over a hundred released in subsequent prisoner exchanges with Israel.
