Location at an overview: Hamas threatens to kill hostages

Stricter threats make the ceasefire between Israel and Islamist Hamas appear more fragile. After the ultimate “last warning” of the US President Donald Trump to Hamas to leave all hostages immediately, the terrorist organization in turn threatens to kill the fighting with the killing of the fights. “Any escalation of aggression” against the Palestinian people will lead to killing a number of hostages, said Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida.

He hoped that the situation could be solved through negotiations, said the US specialist Steve Witkoff. “If the dialog does not work, the alternative for Hamas is not a good alternative,” he said to reporters. Witkoff indicated that the USA and Israel against Hamas indicates a possible common approach if the terrorist group should not release all hostages. “I think some measures are taken,” said Witkoff in front of the White House. “This could happen together with the Israelis.”

US envoy Witkoff hopes for a diplomatic solution

Hamas has the opportunity to “act sensibly, to do the right thing and then to go,” added Witkoff. The Islamist terrorist organization will no longer rule the Gaza Strip.

According to information from the “Washington Post”, several options had recently been discussed in discussions between representatives of the USA and Hamas in Qatar, including a two -month extension of the ceasefire and a resumption of humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip in the return for the release of living hostages. The US government has confirmed direct discussions with Hamas about the hostages. Earlier US governments officially avoided direct discussions with organizations that they classified as terroristically.

Trump put Hamas an ultimatum. The Islamist organization must immediately hand over all Israeli hostages and also all corpses of kidnapped people, “or it’s over for you,” wrote the US President on his Truth Social platform. “I send Israel everything it needs to end the matter. Not a single Hamas member will be sure if you don’t do what I say.”

24 still living hostages in Gaza

According to Israeli information, 24 living hostages and 35 corpses of abductible are still captured in the Gaza Strip. Among the survivors, Israeli information is a young soldier who, in addition to Israeli, also has German citizenship. The relatives of the kidnapped fear that the time for the hostages banging around their lives will soon expire.

In order to put pressure on the Islamist organization, Israel had imposed a complete stop of the aid deliveries to Gaza after the first phase of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas. This mainly affects the needy Palestinian civilian population in the coastal area drawn by severe war damage, poverty and lack of food.

Israel also threatens Hamas

Israel’s government wants the Hamas to agree to the first phase of the ceasefire – and threatens to start the war again without the release of further hostages. Hamas rejects an extension of the first phase of the agreement and wants to pass to the second phase, which provides for the end of the war and the complete withdrawal of the Israeli troops.

German ambassador criticizes delivery stop

The German ambassador in Israel, Steffen Seibert, criticized Israel’s stop for aid deliveries. “In our conviction, we are not able to close the border for international humanitarian aid is not in accordance with Israel’s international law,” he told the “Rheinische Post”. He warned against equating the population of the coastal strip with Hamas.

“It cannot be right to have the needy population of Gaza paid for the price for the horrific crimes of Hamas,” said Seibert. The terrorist organization branches off part of the aid deliveries and benefits from it. “On the other hand, it has to be done – but people need support.”