The head of Hamas abroad, Khaled Mashal, said that the war against Palestine is being led by the US.
“America is leading this war today and plans to achieve its goals of defeating Hamas, supports Israel and supplies it with weapons,” RIA Novosti quoted Mashal as saying on social media.
He noted that the enemy intends to crush Hamas and the Gaza Strip.
Earlier, Bloomberg news agency quoted sources as saying that the US and EU countries are trying to force Israel to postpone a ground operation in the Gaza Strip in order to negotiate the release of hostages.
Hamas’ military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, released the two American citizens on humanitarian grounds.