CAIRO - 19 November 2023: Hamas announced on Saturday evening that its communication with certain squads responsible for guarding Israeli prisoners has been severed due to Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. In recent weeks, the Israeli military has intensified its airstrikes on the besieged Palestinian enclave, which is under Hamas rule. The objective is to eliminate Hamas and secure the release of approximately 240 hostages taken to Gaza during the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel. Israel has been launching retaliatory attacks on Gaza following the Hamas attack. Israel has been rejecting any truce or ceasefire agreements, vowing to “continue to act until Hamas is destroyed and the hostages are returned.”

Source: Egypt Today November 18, 2023 23:09 UTC