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Hamas claims it will release some foreign hostages in the coming days
From CNN's Mohammed Tawfeeq
Hamas will free some foreign nationals they are holding hostage in the coming days, according to a Hamas military wing spokesperson.
"Some countries have intervened through mediators to free some foreign nationals' detainees in Gaza," Abu Obeida, a spokesperson for the Qassam Brigades, said in a video clip on Tuesday.
"We received the requests of these countries," he said without naming the countries. "Therefore, we informed the mediators that we will release a number of foreigners in the coming days," he added.
Obeida did not give further details on the nationalities and numbers of hostages Hamas claimed it will free.
Addressing the Israel Defense Forces' announcement that it had rescued a female IDF solider from Hamas captivity on Monday, the Hamas spokesperson said that none of the prisoners that the group is holding have been rescued and suggested that the solider could have been held prisoner by another group besides Hamas.