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According to the campaign, among the retained martyrs' bodies are 259 Palestinians who were martyred since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on Gaza in October 2023, alongside 67 Palestinian detainees who lost their lives inside occupation prisons,
Naim said
On October 7, Hamas launched a murderous attack on Israel, during which terrorists killed anyone who crossed their path. The security and rescue services worked night and day to identify the victims and deal with them."
An IDF spokesperson's statement to Haaretz in response to its reporting on Palestinian bodies being held in Sde Teiman in JulyOn February 23, 2025, the Palestinian National Campaign for the Recovery of Martyrs' Bodies announced that the number of documented bodies held by the occupation has risen to 665 martyrs, distributed between 'numbered graves' and 'refrigerators,' including martyrs held since the 1960s and 1970s, along with martyrs from the Al-Far'a refugee camp in the West Bank, who got killed by the occupation forces last Wednesday evening,
Naim said in a statement shared with Newsweek on Thursday(Trump's) work (should be) more to spread peace ... by exchanging hostages between the two parties, and not to throw around threats, blame and intimidation at the people of the Gaza Strip, who are suffering ... as a result of this war,
said Ahmed, a resident of Khan Younis in the Palestinian enclave
Trump's repeated threats against our people represent support to Netanyahu to evade the agreement and tightens the siege and starvation against our people,
Hamas spokesperson Abdel-Latif Al-Qanoua said in a text message to Reuters
This Department of Justice will always defend Jewish Americans, protect civil rights, and leverage our resources to eradicate institutional Anti-Semitism in our nation’s universities,
said Attorney General Pamela Bondi
He’s lost his patience with it,
Rubio saidIf not, the Cabinet will convene and decide on the next step,
he said
I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don’t do as I say,
Mr. Trump wrote
Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you,
he said
These threats complicate matters regarding the ceasefire agreement and encourage the occupation to avoid implementing its terms,
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qasim said in a statement
Israel has expressed to the United States its position regarding direct talks with Hamas,
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The President listened intently to their heartbreaking stories,
Leavitt saidThere is a new attitude from the White House … against Hamas. They can talk with Hamas, that’s OK,
he told the network
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Thank you, Mr. President, for your commitment to Israel's security and the security of the entire free world and for your concern for the return of all our hostages to their homes."
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel SmotrichTrump's threats complicate matters related to the ceasefire agreement and push the occupation's government to become more radical. If Trump cares about releasing the occupation's hostages, he should pressure Netanyahu to begin negotiations for the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. We fear that the occupation will take advantage of Trump's statements to intensify the Gaza siege and starvation policy against its residents."
Hamas Spokesperson Hazem Qassem
Serious negotiations for the ceasefire in all its facets must be resumed without delay. All hostages must be released — immediately, unconditionally and in a dignified manner."
U.N. Secretary-General António GuterresSuch positions are what give the war criminal Netanyahu the strength and ability to continue his crimes,
Salama Maroof, spokesperson for the Hamas-controlled Gaza government said ThursdayTo the People of Gaza: A beautiful future awaits, but not if you hold Hostages. If you do, you are DEAD!,
he said
Today, President Trump took time to meet with eight of the released hostages from Gaza. The President listened intently to their heartbreaking stories. The hostages thanked President Trump for his steadfast efforts to bring all of the hostages home,
Leavitt stated