CAIRO: Hamas’ armed wing stated on Monday (Sep 2) that since June the group has been working underneath new directions on the best way to deal with hostages ought to Israeli forces strategy their places in Gaza.
The announcement comes days after the Israeli navy recovered the our bodies of six hostages from a tunnel within the southern Gaza metropolis of Rafah, saying they’d been shot lifeless by their captors as Israeli forces received shut.
Abu Ubaida, spokesperson for Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades, didn’t present particulars on what the directions had been. He stated his group holds Israel liable for the hostages’ deaths.
The brand new directions, Ubaida stated, got to guards of hostages after a rescue operation by Israel in June. At the moment, Israeli forces freed 4 hostages in a raid through which dozens of Palestinians, together with ladies and youngsters, had been killed.
“Netanyahu’s insistence to free prisoners by means of navy stress, as a substitute of sealing a deal, means they are going to be returned to their households in shrouds. Their households should select whether or not they need them lifeless or alive,” he stated.
Afterward Monday, the Hamas armed wing revealed a pre-recorded video of one of many six lifeless hostages. It was unclear when the video was made.