Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy chief of Hamas, who is based in Lebanon, told Al Jazeera news on Saturday that the Iranian-backed terrorist organization has taken enough hostages to “release all our prisoners,” referring to terrorists jailed in Israel.
“We managed to kill and capture many Israeli soldiers. The fighting is still on,” al-Arouri said.
“Our detainees in [Israeli] prisons, their freedom is looming large. What we have in our hands will release all our prisoners. The longer fighting continues, the higher the number of prisoners will become.”
'The government has confirmed that as many as 100 Israelis are understood to be being held hostage in the Gaza Strip'
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