The guard of “Hamas“, who killed a hostage on Monday, acted “as a sign of revenge” despite the group's instructions, after learning that his two children had died in an Israeli strike, the spokesman for the military wing of "Hamas" said today. – The "Izzedine Al Qassam" brigades, Abu Ubaydah, quoted by Reuters. He added that the incident does not reflect the values of the group, writes BTA.
„The “Hamas” fighter, who was ordered to guard, acted in response against instructions after receiving information that his two children had become martyrs in one of the massacres carried out by the enemy,” Ubaydah reported in the social network "Telegram".
„The incident does not reflect the values and instructions of our religion when interacting with prisoners,” he added.
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
On Monday, after the initial announcement of the incident by “Hamas”, the Israel Defense Forces said it could not independently confirm or deny the information.
According to Reuters, the revelation of “Hamas“ to be an attempt to increase pressure on Israel ahead of today's ceasefire talks in Doha.
Envoys from the US, Israel, Qatar and Egypt are meeting in Doha today in what is seen as the last chance to reach a ceasefire deal, after which Israeli and foreign hostages held in Gaza would be released in exchange for Palestinians serving judgments in Israel.