Deputy head of Hamas's political bureau, Mousa Abu Marzouk, insisted that their release would still be contingent on a deal.
Gershon Baskin, who oversaw negotiation in the 2011 Schalit deal, described the situation as "a moment of opportunity or doom."
After seeing drone footage of Sinwar’s elimination on Ibn Sena Street in Rafah, southern Gaza, Taha reportedly recognized the home he evacuated in May.
The IDF and IAF eliminated a number of Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists, destroyed weapon storage facilities and struck tunnel shafts.
During the searches conducted by soldiers after an operation in Rafah, the body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was discovered.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Rafah • No hostages killed in unplanned op • 5 soldiers killed in Lebanon
Following intelligence reports, the Nahal Brigade directed an airstrike on a building where a terrorist cell was preparing an attack, successfully preventing the assault.
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