Hamas speaks on hostage crisis: 'We will not discuss their fate until attacks end'

Hamas has announced that it will not discuss the fate of Israeli military hostages until Israel's aggression against Gaza comes to an end.

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Hamas speaks on hostage crisis: 'We will not discuss their fate until attacks end'

On the 15th day of the Israel-Palestine conflict, Osama Hamdan, a senior Hamas representative in Lebanon, made a statement regarding the fate of the hostages.

According to Reuters, Osama Hamdan, speaking in Lebanon, stated that 'Hamas will not discuss the fate of Israeli military hostages until Israel's aggression in the Gaza Strip ends.'

Hamdan said, "Our position regarding the Israeli military hostages is clear: This is about a prisoner exchange, and we will not discuss it until Israel ends its aggression against Gaza and the Palestinians."

210 HOSTAGES IDENTIFIED

Israeli Army Spokesperson Daniel Hagari spoke about the Israelis held hostage in Gaza in a video message released today. Hagari stated that they have identified 210 Israeli captives so far and have informed their families that they are being held hostage in Gaza.

Pointing out that this is not the total number of all hostages and that the Israeli army is investigating information regarding missing Israelis, Army Spokesperson Hagari expressed that 'their mission is to bring everyone home.'

TWO HOSTAGES RELEASED

Hamas's armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, announced last night that they had released two U.S. hostages (a mother and her daughter) on humanitarian grounds in response to efforts by Qatar.

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