Not a single captive would escape the Gaza Strip “alive” unless the Palestinian organization Hamas’ demands were fulfilled. Hamas and Israel are at war in the Gaza Strip.
“Neither the fascist enemy and its arrogant leadership… nor its supporters… can take their prisoners alive without an exchange and negotiation and meeting the demands of the resistance,” Abu Obeida, spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing, said in a televised broadcast, referring to the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.