Senior Hamas official Fawzi Barhoum on Wednesday branded the prisoner exchange deal with Israel as a victory for the terrorist organization.
'Strategic victory'
Senior Hamas official Fawzi Barhoum on Wednesday branded the prisoner exchange deal with Israel as a victory for the terrorist organization.
"We broke the enemy's political stance and created a situation that forced their leadership to succumb to our terms," he said. According to him, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing, "achieved a strategic victory on October 7 and will remain strong, ready to act if the occupation commits any violation."
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz issued a stark and personal threat to Hezbollah leader Naïm Kassem on Thursday, after dozens of rockets were fired at northern Israel at the start of the Jewish Passover holiday.
One month into the resumption of open warfare between Hezbollah and Israel, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam delivered a frank admission: his government is intensifying diplomatic efforts to end the fighting, but the war goes on.
Emmanuel Macron has spoken. The Strait of Hormuz will not be forced open by military means. It would be "unrealistic," he told reporters during a trip to South Korea, a location that, one must admit, puts him admirably close to the action.
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