A senior Hamas official has admitted the terror group has no idea how many of Israel’s remaining 120 hostages in Gaza are alive or dead.
Osama Hamdan, a Hamas spokesman and political bureau member, told CNN that “no one has an idea” how many of them are still living, and said that any deal to release them must include guarantees of a permanent ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces.
The limited release of Israeli hostages is a crucial part of a three-part ceasefire plan that international brokers including the US, Qatar and Egypt are trying to help negotiate between Hamas and Israel.
