Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh threatens to “increase the yield” of Israeli prisoners the terror group holds if Israel will not agree to a prisoner exchange.
Haniyeh tells Palestinian media there has been no breakthrough in negotiations for a swap.
“The occupation must know that the deal has a price, and it must be put on the table, and the deal will not take place unless it is honorable and satisfies our people,” he says. If it is not, “what we have will remain with us, and we will increas the yield.”
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a meeting with foreign reporters in Gaza City on June 20, 2019 (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
He also salutes “the heroes of the village of Yabed,” where an unidentified assailant on Tuesday morning hurled a rock from a roof at an Israeli soldier, killing him.
Hamas is believed to be holding two Israeli civilians who crossed into Gaza of their own accord several years ago, as well as the remains of two soldiers.
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