Senior Hamas official denies info that group will release 7-9 hostages for 60-day truce

Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri tells the Qatari Al Jazeera channel that a CNN news article claiming Hamas is willing to release nine hostages in exchange for a two-month ceasefire is false, Report informs via The Times of Israel.

The news article had cited an unnamed Hamas official.

Abu Zuhri further claims that Hamas is prepared to release all the hostages in one phase, on the condition that Israel agrees to end the war with international guarantees.

He accuses Israel of trying to “confuse the public” with false news in order to pressure Hamas.