Senior Hamas official: We offered to release 40 hostages in first phase of hostage deal

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In an interview in the London-based Qatari Al-Arabi Al-Jadid newspaper, the official added that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar continues to command the organization in Gaza, and according to the official, even exited the tunnels where he was hiding and patrolled battle zones above ground

A senior Hamas official said that the organization offered to release 40 hostages in the first phase of a hostage release deal, not 20 as was reported in Israel.

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