‘We can change course of history:’ Hamas puts up Deif poster on stage set up for hostage release
GAZA CITY, Palestine
Hamas put up a poster of former commander Mohammed Deif and his famous quote, “We can change the course of history,” at a site where Israeli hostages were released in southern Gaza Strip.
In Rafah, Hamas freed the first two of six Israeli hostages due to be released on Saturday. The release of four others, meanwhile, was underway in Nuseirat, central Gaza. In return, Israel will release 602 Palestinian prisoners.
Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, displayed a photo of Deif and his famous quote on the right side of the main platform.
The group also displayed Israeli weapons that were seized during the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on Oct. 7, 2023.
Meanwhile, the military wing raised on the main platform a banner reading: “We are the flood, we are the extreme strength,” accompanied by the photos of Karam Abu Salem Crossing, where Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was captured in 2006, and the photo of Israeli hostage Hadar Goldin from 2014.
At the bottom of the stage, there was a banner with the poetic verse that former Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar read: “Red freedom has a door, struck by every bloodied hand.” Photos from Palestinian military operations against Israel were also included.
In Nuseirat refugee camp, where four Israeli captives will be freed, the group placed a banner reading: “The land distinguishes its people from the dual nationality foreigners” in Arabic, English, and Hebrew, with the photo of a rooted tree on the ground, covered with a Palestinian flag.
Thirty-three hostages are due to be released under the first phase that will last for 42 days.
The three-phase ceasefire deal took effect last month, halting Israel’s genocidal war, which has killed more than 48,000 people, mostly women and children, and left the enclave in ruins.
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