NNA – A senior Hamas official said on Sunday that several of the six Israeli hostages found dead in a Gaza tunnel had been quot;approvedquot; for release in the event of a truce deal.
quot;Some of the names of the captives announced as found by the (Israeli) occupier… were part of the list of hostages to be released that Hamas had approvedquot; in a proposed exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel, the official told AFP on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the issue.
AFP