6,000 prisoners must be freed in exchange for hostages in Gaza, says Hamas official

Hamas said it was ready to release the hostages it captured in the Gaza invasion of southern Israel in exchange for the release of 6,000 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. At the same time, they released the first video of an alleged hostage from the Gaza Strip. She is believed to be a 21-year-old woman from Shoham and is currently in a hospital in Gaza.

Hamas intends to exchange hostages for 6,000 Palestinian prisoners behind bars in Israel

Abu Ubayda, a spokesperson for Hamas’ military wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, said on Monday that the radicals were holding 200 to 250 people hostage

A Hamas official has called for 6,000 Palestinians, men and women held in Israeli jails, to be released in exchange for hostages in Gaza, Sky News reports.

Hamas seeks release of Palestinians, calls non-Israeli hostages ‘guests’

A top Hamas leader said the group ‘has what it needs’ to free all Palestinians in Israel’s jails, indicating the militant group may try to use the Israelis it kidnapped as bargaining chips.

Hamas releases 1st hostage video, says will use as leverage to free 6,000 Palestinians prisoners

A 78-second video shows an injured girl, identified as 21-year-old Mia Schem from Shoham in central Israel. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirm she was abducted by Hamas last week.

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