Hamas says that Iran had nothing to do with the strike on Israel. If that is true, it seems odd that Iran would be the one to make the statement about hostages.

The war in Gaza is “a Palestinian battle and the decision to enter it was a Palestinian decision” made by Hamas and its military wing, the Izz ad-Din al Qassam Brigades, “together with the Palestinian resistance factions,” according to Hamas’ rep in Lebanon, Ahmed Abdul-Hadi.

Meanwhile, Israel has said they will soon begin a ground offensive. By the way, I wouldn’t call Israel’s strikes on Gaza as “revenge”. I would say that they are necessary to protect against future attacks on Israeli citizens.

NEW YORK POST

Iran tried to pressure Israel into ending its revenge airstrikes on Gaza by claiming Monday that the Hamas terrorists long sponsored by Tehran would be willing to free the 199 hostages now known to have been taken during the slaughter of more than 1,400 people.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani claimed that Hamas is “ready” to release the hostages, but doing so would be “impossible” under Israeli airstrikes in the region.

He reckoned that the terror group “stated that they are ready to take necessary measures to release the citizens and civilians held by resistant groups, but their point was that such measures require preparations that are impossible under daily bombardment by the Zionists against various parts of Gaza,” Kanaani said.

Despite this, Hamas has yet to make such an offer publicly.