Hamas launches 3 frail-looking Israeli captives for Palestinian detainees under Gaza ceasefire
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas-led militants launched three gaunt, frail-looking Israeli hostages and Israel freed almost 200 Palestinian detainees Saturday in the current exchange of a ceasefire that has actually stopped briefly 16 months of war in Gaza.
The hostages ´ condition and scenes of Hamas forcing them to speak in a handover ceremony stimulated outrage in Israel and might increase pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to extend the ceasefire beyond its present six-week phase.
Netanyahu has signaled he would resume the war, utahsyardsale.com even if that means leaving lots of captives in captivity. "President Trump totally concurred with me: We will do whatever to return all the captives, but Hamas will not exist," Netanyahu said after the exchange.
Civilians Eli Sharabi, 52
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