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 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he told U.S. President Donald Trump last week that any U.S. deal with Iran must include the dismantling of Iran's nuclear infrastructure, not just stopping the enrichment process.
India is deepening its defense partnership with Israel through a new series of arms agreements valued at approximately $8.6 billion, according to reporting by Forbes India.
At least nine Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the northern and southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, Hamas civil defence said, in what Israel's military called a response to ceasefire violations.
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