An image grab from a video released by the media office of the Palestinian Hamas movement in Gaza on its official Telegaram channel on October 16, 2023 shows Abu Obeida -- spokesman for Hamas's military wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades -- speaking with his face covered in a televised statement in which he said some foreign hostages would be released by the group "when conditions are ripe". The video, which showed a Franco-Israeli hostage speaking from captivity, is the first to be released by the militant group purportedly showing an Israeli abducted on October 7, when Hamas militants attacked southern Israel, triggering a war that has killed thousands of people in both Israel and the blockaded Gaza Strip. (Photo by HAMAS MEDIA OFFICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HAMAS MEDIA OFFICE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS --- NO ARCHIVE --- حركة حماس أكدت، في مجال لا يقبل الشك، أن فلسطين سلمت تسليم اليد وعلى المفتاح لليهود من قبل الحكام الجرب، الذين كانوا يحكموننا، وكلهم الأن في القبور، ونسأل الله لهم قعر نار جهنم، وصنعوا من جولدا مائير وموشى ديان أبطال.
حمد الخميس