GAZA(Palestine Foundation Information Center) Spokesman for the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas Movement, Abu Obeida, said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Netanyahu’s insistence on releasing the prisoners through military pressure – instead of concluding a deal – will mean they’ll be returned to their families in coffins.”
Abu Obeida further said that new instructions were issued to guards handling captives if Israeli forces approached Gaza detention sites.
He reiterated the blame for the deaths of six captives at the weekend falls on the shoulders of Netanyahu because he blocked a ceasefire deal on the table.
As the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip entered day 332 on Monday, aerial and artillery strikes continued to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians.
In a statement, the health ministry said that the Israeli army killed and injured a large number of civilians in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours, but at least 48 martyrs and 70 wounded citizens were transported to hospitals.
The health ministry added that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli bombardments and shooting attacks, which started on October 7, climbed to 40,786 martyrs and the number of the wounded surged to 94,224 people.
