Gaza: Hamas Claims to Be Able to Evacuate Its Fighters From Tunnels

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Several sources told AFP on Thursday that negotiations were underway to ensure the safe withdrawal of ten militants from the Islamist group Hamas from tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip.

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Talks involving Egypt, Turkey, Qatar and the United States are aimed at resolving the situation of the 200 Hamas fighters trapped in Gaza.

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The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Wednesday called on the mediating countries to put pressure on Israel to allow dozens of its fighters to leave the tunnels where they are blocked in the Gaza Strip. ...

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It is the first time the Palestinian movement has publicly acknowledged that some of its fighters are trapped in underground tunnels.

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This is the first time Hamas has publicly acknowledged that fighters are trapped in tunnels.

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Last week, Israeli soldiers claimed to have killed more than 20 Hamas operatives "who were trying to flee underground infrastructure," and arrested eight of them. Between 100 and 200 fighters are reportedly still blocked under the city of Rafah.