Hamas says will not release hostages until Gaza war ends
Top political leader of Hamas, Khalil al-Hayya, on Friday confirmed the death of the group’s leader, Yahya Sinwar.
Al-Hayya, in a televised statement, reiterated the Palestinian militant group’s stance that it will not release Israeli hostages captured in the group’s Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel until there is a cease-fire in the yearlong war in Gaza.
"Those prisoners will not return to you before the end of the aggression on Gaza and the withdrawal from Gaza," he said, adding that the killing of Sinwar will "build strength".
Source: Agence France Presse, Associated Press, Naharnet
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