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The political leader of Hamas in the West Bank said the militant group would be willing to release some hostages if Israel agreed to a 24-hour ceasefire.
Hamas has no interest in holding women and children hostage and would likely be willing to release them and the foreign hostages if Israel agreed to a ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, Sheikh Hassan Youssef said in an interview with ” Globe and Mail’.
He stated: “When circumstances permit, we will release them.”
Youssef called on the international community to negotiate a pause so that some of the hostages could be released safely.
“We are ready. Let it happen. But the attack must stop,” the Hamas leader said. /BGNES
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