Hamas won't release remaining hostages until Israel ends fighting, official tells Arabic media

Hamas won’t agree to release the hostages held in Gaza before there is a complete cessation of fighting, a Hamas source tells Saudi-owned news outlet Al-Arabiya after several days of ceasefire talks with Egyptian officials in Cairo.

The source confirms that despite the talks in Cairo, the terror group’s position has not changed and it will not release the hostages still held in Gaza until Israel agrees to a permanent halt in fighting after almost three months of war.

Last week, reports claimed that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad had both rejected an Egyptian proposal that would see Hamas give up control of the Strip in return for a permanent ceasefire.

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Hamas won’t release remaining hostages until Israel ends fighting, official tells Arabic media

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