Moscow has been negotiating the discharge of hostages taken within the October 7 assault
The federal government in West Jerusalem on Thursday referred to as on Moscow to deport a delegation of Hamas negotiators, calling their internet hosting an act of help for terrorism and lending legitimacy to atrocities.
“Hamas is a terror group that’s worse than ISIS,” Israeli International Ministry spokesman Lior Haiat mentioned in a press release posted on X, previously Twitter, referring to the terrorist group Islamic State.
“Israel condemns the invitation of senior Hamas officers to Moscow, which is an act of help of terrorism, and legitimizes the atrocities of Hamas terrorists,” Haiat added. “We name on the Russian authorities to expel the Hamas terrorists instantly.”
Hamas “slaughtered, murdered, executed and burned” over 1,400 Israelis and “kidnapped” 220 extra throughout the October 7 assault on Israel, mentioned Haiat.
The Russian International Ministry confirmed on Thursday {that a} Hamas delegation has arrived in Moscow, led by Moussa Abu Marzouk, a senior member of the group’s political council. The topic of their talks with Russia was the discharge of hostages and the secure evacuation of Russian and different overseas nationals presently trapped in Gaza by the Israeli blockade.
Iranian International Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has revealed that Hamas is prepared to launch civilian hostages into Tehran’s custody. Talking on the UN Common Meeting, Amir-Abdollahian urged the world physique to “help the discharge of 6,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons” as effectively.
Israel initially mentioned round 200 individuals had been captured within the shock assault earlier this month. That quantity has since risen to 224. Nonetheless, Hamas has mentioned that fifty of the hostages have been killed by Israeli air and artillery strikes on Gaza, together with greater than 7,000 Palestinians.
Whereas Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to do every thing potential to free the hostages, his major goal is to “get rid of Hamas by destroying its army and governing talents,” he mentioned in a speech to the nation on Wednesday night.
Israel’s conflict on Hamas is a struggle “between the Iran-Hezbollah-Hamas axis of evil and the forces of freedom and progress,” Netanyahu argued, vowing to ship “a crushing victory over our enemies.”
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