Israeli Foreign Ministry: No ceasefire in Gaza Strip without release of hostages

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has asked his British counterpart David Lammy to convey to the radical Hamas movement that there will be no ceasefire in the Gaza Strip without the release of the hostages they are holding, Report informs referring to the press service of the Israeli Foreign Ministry.

"The UK and the world must make it clear to Hamas that there will be no ceasefire in the Gaza Strip without the release of the abductees," Katz added.

He noted that "if Hamas continues to rely on the world to put pressure on Israel” to conclude a truce agreement in Gaza, then “there will be no deal.”