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200 Hamas Fighters Trapped in Tunnels Threaten Gaza Ceasefire

On Wednesday, Gen. Eyal Zamir threatened to kill 200 Hamas fighters trapped in Rafah unless the group returns an Israeli captive's body, warning they would not be `allowed to leave alive.`
Families of the eight fallen soldiers met Monday with hostage affairs envoy Gal Hirsch, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu briefly considered a swap to retrieve remains but withdrew amid internal criticism.
Hamas offered to locate and return remains in exchange for safe passage for roughly 200 fighters trapped in Rafah's Jenina neighborhood and Bani Suhaila enclave, while Israel allowed Red Cross-supervised searches and the IDF destroyed tunnels.
Netanyahu's office issued a denial and stood by the framework after backlash from Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, while Gen. Eyal Zamir recommended eliminating terrorists and stepping up tunnel searches.
If Hamas says it has no more information, Israel will hold a special security and political assessment, while Israeli security officials believe Hamas may know only about three or four of the eight fallen soldiers still missing.

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