Hamas ‘playing for time’ to stop Israel from fighting: IDF Spokesperson

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IDF Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus says Hamas is “playing for time” to “stop” Israel from fighting in the Gaza Strip as the truce is extended for an extra 48 hours.

The US, Qatar and Hamas are saying the truce has been extended for an additional two days, but this extension has not been officially confirmed by Israel.

Hamas has released 50 Israeli hostages since Friday as part of the initial deal for a four-day ceasefire in Gaza and the release of three Palestinian prisoners for each Israeli hostage.

“What the main risks are, I think, some of them are military, but I think that at the end of the day, the military ones aren’t really the ones that we are troubled by because whatever Hamas would have had the capability to do against Israel, they would have done by now,” Mr Conricus told Sky News Australia.

“And now, perhaps, a bit more time to rearrange, but not really a big deal.

“I think Hamas is playing for time, international pressure and to stop us from fighting.

“That is not going to work. We are going to continue whenever we get the green light from the government, we are going to fight and dismantle Hamas and to make sure that October the 7th never happens again.”

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