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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">'Israel' refused our offer to release two captives: Abu Obeida</h1>
<div class="gmail-credits gmail-reader-credits">Al Mayadeen English - October 21, 2023<br></div>
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spokesperson for al-Qassam Brigades says the Israeli government refused
to receive two Israelis held captive by the Resistance.</p><img src="cid:ii_lo0qa33t0" alt="64de1a41-9b71-4ec0-9c38-43016213c79d.jpg" width="392" height="240"><br><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li><a href="https://media-en.almayadeen.net/archive/image/2023/10/21/64de1a41-9b71-4ec0-9c38-43016213c79d.jpg" tabindex="0"><img src="https://media-en.almayadeen.net/archive/image/2023/10/21/64de1a41-9b71-4ec0-9c38-43016213c79d.jpg?preset=w800" alt="Abu Obeida" class="gmail-moz-reader-block-img"></a>
Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for al-Qassam Brigades
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<p>Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement,
confirmed on Saturday that it planned to release two Israeli captives on
"humanitarian grounds", but the Israeli occupation government declined
the offer.</p>
<p>"Last night, we notified the Qatari brothers that we will release
Nurit Ishak and Yohevid Efshitz on humanitarian grounds, without any
conditions. However, the occupation government rejected this proposal,"
the spokesperson for Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida, announced in a
statement.</p>
<p>This comes as Abu Obeida announced on Friday that the Brigades <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hamas-releases-an-american-mother-daughter-on-humanitarian-g">released two captive US citizens</a> also on "humanitarian grounds".</p>
<p>"In response to Qatar's efforts, we released two detained US women
(mother and daughter) on humanitarian grounds to prove to the US people
and the world that the allegations of [US President Joe] Biden and his
fascist administration are unfounded lies," he said in a statement
released by Hamas.</p>
<p>On October 16, Abu Obeida estimated that there are <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/palestinian-resistance-holds-about-250-israeli-captives:-abu">approximately 200 to 250 captives or more,</a>
with 200 of them being held by al-Qassam Brigades. He also noted that
the ruthless aggression on buildings and homes without prior warning has
resulted in the death of 22 captives so far.</p>
<p>Abu Obeida revealed that the Resistance is holding captives of
different nationalities, adding that there was no opportunity to verify
their identities amid Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, vowing to keep them safe
and treat them well, keeping in mind the indiscriminate Israeli strikes
and shelling on Gaza.</p>
<p>He called on all the countries of the world to warn their citizens
against fighting alongside the Israeli army, confirming that the
Resistance would release foreign prisoners "if the necessary conditions
are met."</p>
<p>Earlier on Saturday, Hamas official Osama Hamdan made it clear in a
press conference from Lebanon that the movement will not discuss the
fate of Israeli military captives until "Tel Aviv" ends its aggression
on the Gaza Strip. </p>
<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/axis-of-resistance-factions-join-forces-against-israel-us">Axis of Resistance factions join forces against 'Israel', US</a></strong></p></div></div></div>
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