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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont

Hamas says it does not have 40 hostages who fit criteria for deal with Israel

A woman looks at memorabilia and pictures of the hostages kidnapped in the 7 October attack, in Tel Aviv.
Memorabilia and pictures in Tel Aviv of hostages taken by Hamas in the 7 October attack. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

The Palestinian militant group Hamas has indicated it does not have 40 captives who are still alive who meet the “humanitarian” criteria for a proposed hostages-for-prisoners ceasefire agreement with Israel.

A senior Israeli official confirmed claims made at the weekend by Hamas during talks in Cairo that it does not have 40 hostages in Gaza who meet the exchange criteria.

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