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Hamas says it’s committed to deal after hostages reportedly handed to Red Cross
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Hamas’s military wing issues a statement saying that it is committed to a ceasefire and hostage-for-prisoner deal with Israel, after reports that it handed seven hostages to the Red Cross.
The group does not confirm that it transferred the hostages, but says it remains committed to an agreed-upon timetable, so long as Israel does its part as well.
“The agreement that was reached is the fruit of our people’s steadfastness and resistance,” the statement from the al-Qassam Brigades reads. “The occupation could have returned most of its captives alive many months ago, but it continued to stall.”
It adds that Hamas had sought to end the “war of annihilation” many months ago, but accuses Israel of thwarting all such efforts.
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