Hamas officially announces that it will release the Israeli-American hostage IDAN Alexander, following the negotiations with the United States in recent days. This is a “monumental news”, comments Donald Trump.
“This is a measure taken in good faith towards the United States and due to the efforts of the mediators to put an end to this brutal war. We hope it will be the first of the final steps to finish the conflict. I await that day to celebrate,” writes the US President on his social truth.
The reaction of the Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu lasts: the release of an Israeli-American hostage announced by Hamas will not lead to a ceasefire in the Gaza strip, nor to the release of Palestinian prisonersannounces his office. On the contrary, the negotiations for a possible agreement that guarantees the release of all the hostages to Gaza will be conducted “under the enemy fire” and we are preparing “an intensification of the fighting”, he added.