Hamas seemed to confirm that six Israeli hostages found dead Saturday were deliberately executed – and that any remaining hostages will also be murdered if Israeli Defense Force rescue missions get too close, according to reports.
“We say to everyone clearly that after the Nuseirat incident, new instructions were issued to the Mujahideen assigned to guard the prisoners regarding dealing with them if the occupation army approached their place of detention,” Hamas spokesperson Abu Ubaida said in a Monday statement, according to Axios.
Ubaida, who speaks for Hamas’ military branch known as the Al-Qassam Brigades, appeared to be referring to the June operation in which five Israeli hostages were rescued from Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp.
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