Abu Marzouk, a member of the organization's politburo, said eight Russian citizens imprisoned by the Palestinian independence organization Hams will be released. However, the location of the eight Russian prisoners has not yet been confirmed, Hamas is looking for them.
Al Jazeera confirmed this information on the Russian state news agency RIA on Saturday.
The Russian Foreign Ministry handed over to Hamas a list of names of eight people, all of whom have dual citizenship, RIA quoted Marzuk, who was visiting Moscow, as saying.
"We are taking this list very seriously and we will manage the process carefully," Marzuk said. Because we see Russia as our closest friend.
He further said, now we are looking for those people in the list. It's hard, but we're looking. As soon as we find them, we release them. We will find them despite the difficulties due to the current situation.
Earlier on Thursday, a Hamas delegation visited Russia to discuss support and release of prisoners. And immediately after this news was published, Israel condemned it
Calling for the expulsion of Hamas representatives from Russia, Israel said that Hamas is a worse terrorist organization than ISIS.
However, the Putin administration says that this situation is caused by a diplomatic failure of the United States. In addition, Moscow condemned Israel for airstrikes in Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire.
Israeli air strikes on 150 underground facilities in Gaza
The Israeli Air Force has targeted 150 underground facilities in northern Gaza.
The French news agency AFP gave this information about the Israeli army on Saturday.
The Israeli military said in a statement that the airstrikes included "various tunnels, underground battle sites and underground infrastructure used to carry out the attack." Many Hamas fighters have been killed in these attacks.
Journalists based in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel reported continued shelling and airstrikes on Saturday.
In a separate statement, the Israeli army said that in one of its operations, the head of Hamas airstrikes, Assam Abu Raqaba, was killed.
The statement also said that he played an important role in the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. That attack started a war between them.
Israel claims that at least 1,500 people were killed in an attack by Hamas from the Gaza Strip on October 7. They also took more than 220 people hostage.
Meanwhile, according to the latest statistics provided by the Health Ministry of Hamas in Gaza, more than 7,300 Palestinian citizens lost their lives in the Israeli attack on Gaza. Most of them are civilians and children.
Israeli forces enter Gaza, fighting fiercely with Hamas
Israeli forces are believed to have already begun the first phase of their ground offensive in the besieged Gaza Strip. The Palestinian independence armed group Hamas has claimed that they are facing heavy fighting with the Israeli army in several parts of northern Gaza.
Al-Qassem Brigade, the military branch of Hamas, said in a statement, "There is a fierce conflict going on near Beit Hanun and Burez in northern Gaza." However, they did not give details about it. BBC news.
In the meantime, Israel carried out airstrikes in Gaza overnight. It plunged the entire Gaza Strip into darkness. Mobile and internet services were also stopped. The BBC and Al Jazeera reported that the airstrikes on Friday night were more intense than in previous days.
However, Tel Aviv does not clarify whether such a strong attack by Israel is part of a three-pronged campaign. Israeli military (IDF) spokesman Maz Nir Dinar confirmed to the American media New York Times that some of their troops have entered the Gaza Strip.
But he did not open his mouth about whether this is part of a possible ground operation. "Our tanks and troops have entered the Gaza border," he said. They are shooting and raiding
On October 7, the Netanyahu government announced a ground operation in Gaza due to the attack on Israel and the hostage-taking of citizens. However, there is pressure on the country, including the ally, the United States, to delay the ground operation.
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