
Iran's Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that Hamas is ready to release the hostages if Israel stops bombing the Gaza Strip.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani told a press conference in Tehran that Hamas officials are ready to release the hostages, but that would be impossible under Israeli airstrikes in the region.
"The Hamas organization said it is ready to take the necessary steps for the release of citizens and civilians held hostage by the militants, but such steps require preparations that are impossible under the daily bombardment by the Zionists against different areas of Gaza," he stated . Canaan.
The Israeli military said today that 199 people were kidnapped on October 7 and are being held hostage by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, according to an updated report.
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