Gaza - Saba:
The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas said that its military wing, the Qassam Brigades, and the resistance were keen to respect the sanctity of the dead and the feelings of their families during the ceremony of handing over the bodies of the prisoners, "even though the occupation army did not respect their lives while they were alive."
The movement in a statement on Thursday added that it preserved the lives of the occupation prisoners, "and we provided them with what we could, and we treated them humanely, but their army killed them along with their captors."
"The Zionist enemy army killed its prisoners by bombing their detention centers, and the Nazi occupation government bears full responsibility after it repeatedly obstructed the exchange agreement."
Hamas pointed out that the occupation prime minister is crying today over the bodies of his prisoners who returned to him in coffins, "in a blatant attempt to evade responsibility for killing them in front of his audience."
"The Qassam Brigades and the resistance did everything in their power to protect the prisoners and preserve their lives, but the occupation's brutal and continuous bombing prevented them from being able to rescue all the prisoners," the movement said.
Hamas sent a message to the families of Bibas and Lifshts, saying: "We would have preferred that your sons return to you alive, but the leaders of your army and government chose to kill them instead of bringing them back. They killed with them: 17,881 Palestinian children, in their criminal bombing of the Gaza Strip, and we know that you realize who is truly responsible for their departure. You were a victim of a leadership that does not care about its children."
It stressed that the exchange is the only way to return the prisoners alive to their families, "and any attempt to bring them back by military force or return to war will only result in more losses among the prisoners."
Since Thursday morning, the Palestinian resistance factions have been preparing to hand over the bodies of four "Israeli" prisoners to the International Red Cross crews as part of the "Flood of the Free" prisoner exchange deal.
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