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Hamas shows Zionist prisoner receiving medical care as health condition deteriorates | ||||
2022-06-29 | ||||
[HODHODYEMENNEWS] The military wing of Paleostinian resistance movement Hamas, a regional Iranian catspaw,, al-Qassam Brigades, has circulated on Tuesday a video showing one of four Zionist military prisoners held by the group, after the deterioration of his health conditions. The Zionist soldier, Hisham al-Sayyed,
Hamas is seeking to force the Zionist occupation to implement an exchange deal to free as many prisoners as possible from Israeli prisons in exchange for the four Zionist soldiers.
Mengistu and al-Sayed both had a history of mental illness. The two Israeli citizens crossed the Gaza boundary voluntarily between 2014 and 2015 and have subsequently been held prisoner by Hamas. Israel has worked to secure the two living men and the two bodies’ return to their families. Egyptian intelligence, which maintains close ties to both Israel and Hamas, often serves as the key intermediary. Those efforts have so far failed to yield results. In 2021, Israeli defense officials held a round of talks described as the most significant and serious to date, in light of the added pressure on Hamas from the coronavirus pandemic, which has been growing steadily in the beleaguered Gaza Strip. Hamas is considered highly unlikely to concede on the matter of the mass release of Palestinian security prisoners, a highly contentious move that no Israeli government is likely to approve. The 2011 exchange to secure the release of Shalit was deeply controversial, with many in Israel’s security establishment at the time claiming it was lopsided in Hamas’s favor. Many of the 1,027 prisoners released later returned to terror — such as Yahya Sinwar, who now serves as Hamas’s Gaza governor. Related: Hisham al-Sayyed: 2020-05-10 Hamas demanding release of Barghouti and Sa’adat in prisoner swap Related: Avera Mengistu: 2021-10-11 In ceasefire talks, Hamas said demanding free movement on Gaza border Avera Mengistu: 2021-07-26 Entry of Qatari fuel into Gaza held up; Israel, PA trade blame Avera Mengistu: 2021-07-05 UN agrees to take over distribution of Qatari funds in Gaza — report Related: Hisham al-Sayed: 2021-10-11 In ceasefire talks, Hamas said demanding free movement on Gaza border Hisham al-Sayed: 2021-07-26 Entry of Qatari fuel into Gaza held up; Israel, PA trade blame Hisham al-Sayed: 2021-07-05 UN agrees to take over distribution of Qatari funds in Gaza — report Related: Avraham Mengistu: 2020-05-10 Hamas demanding release of Barghouti and Sa’adat in prisoner swap Avraham Mengistu: 2020-04-16 Hamas said demanding release of 250 prisoners for info on missing Israelis Avraham Mengistu: 2017-11-03 Israel denies request to recover Hamas terrorists’ bodies from tunnel | ||||
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