Hamas’ announcement comes as the group and Fatah discuss the Palestinian Authority’s management of Gaza after the war.
Hamas says 33 captives held by the group in Gaza have been killed since the start of Israel’s nearly 14-month war in the besieged enclave.
The group released a video statement Monday saying the captives were killed “due to the stubbornness of war criminal” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and “his continued aggression.”
Hamas made the announcement as key mediators, including Egypt, Qatar and the United States, launch a new effort to achieve a ceasefire that would see the release of Israeli captives.
The advance comes after a recent truce in Lebanon raised hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough.
The Hamas video lists and dates incidents in which the group says captives were killed. Most of these were airstrikes. However, in some cases, the Israeli army’s rescue attempts went wrong.
According to Hamas, the first incident was an Israeli airstrike that killed four captives on October 9, 2023. The latest was the killing of a captive during the Israeli military operation in northern Gaza last month .
“By continuing your mad war, you risk losing your captives forever. Do what needs to be done before it’s too late,” the video concludes.
Separately, on Monday, the White House issued a statement deploring the death of Omer Neutra, an American citizen who served in the Israeli army.
Neutra was killed by Hamas during its attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, while serving as a tank commander for the army, according to the White House.
New US President Donald Trump issued his own statement on the captives later on Monday, warning in a social media post that there would be “hell to pay” if they are not released by January 20. day of his taking office.
Meanwhile, delegations from the Palestinian factions of Fatah and Hamas met in Cairo to “reach a mutual agreement” on the management of the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian Authority after the end of the Israeli war, the Palestinian Authority said on Monday. Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
“There are in fact two delegations from the Fatah and Hamas movements in Cairo who are consulting and deliberating to quickly reach a mutual agreement regarding the management of daily affairs in the Gaza Strip under the full control of the Palestinian Authority,” he said. declared Badr Abdelatty during a press conference in Cairo.
Netanyahu had previously expressed opposition to allowing the Palestinian Authority (PA) to take control of Gaza. However, the United States says it wants a “reformed” Palestinian Authority to be responsible for the Palestinian enclave.
As the talks continued, Israeli forces continued their bombardment of Gaza, attacking Jabalia in the north and Abasan al-Kabira in the south.
Northern Gaza has been particularly hard hit since Israel began besieging it 60 days ago. The Gaza government media office said at least 3,700 people had been killed or missing since then.
The Israeli offensive in Gaza – which UN experts have described as genocide – has killed at least 44,466 Palestinians and injured 105,358 since October 7, 2023.
At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel in attacks carried out by Hamas that day, and more than 200 were captured.
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