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Friday, December 1, 2023
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Friday, December 1, 2023
Hamas claims Israel wanted ‘female recruits’ released, apparently referencing civilians
Hamas's chief representative in Lebanon Osama Hamdan, left, Hamas Arab relations chief Khalil al-Hayya, center, and secretary general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Talal Naji, arrive for a press conference during a visit to Damascus, October 19, 2022. (Louai Beshara / AFP)
A senior Hamas member claims the group “offered several proposals” to Israel to continue the truce but was denied.
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Khalil al-Hayya, a member of the terror group’s politburo in Qatar, claims Israel demanded the release of “female recruits.”
Israel had demanded the release of young civilian women, of which Hamas is holding several, before any other release. The terror group has routinely referred to such women as potential soldiers, though they are not in service.
