CAIRO: Hamas’ armed wing mentioned on Monday (Sep 2) that since June the group has been working beneath new directions on find out how 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 that they had been shot useless by their captors as Israeli forces acquired shut.
Abu Ubaida, spokesperson for Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades, didn’t present particulars on what the directions have been. He mentioned his group holds Israel answerable for the hostages’ deaths.
The brand new directions, Ubaida mentioned, got to guards of hostages after a rescue operation by Israel in June. At the moment, Israeli forces freed 4 hostages in a raid wherein dozens of Palestinians, together with girls and youngsters, have been killed.
“Netanyahu’s insistence to free prisoners via navy strain, 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 useless or alive,” he mentioned.
Afterward Monday, the Hamas armed wing revealed a pre-recorded video of one of many six useless hostages. It was unclear when the video was made.
