Israel reportedly offered Hamas terrorists holed up in Rafah tunnel network to surrender, be transferred to Israeli prison with an option to be released to Hamas-controlled territory
A group of Hamas terrorists holed up in a tunnel network under the southern Gaza city of Rafah have rejected Israel’s offers of clemency and release back to Hamas-controlled areas in Gaza in exchange for promising not to return to terrorism, according to a report published Wednesday night.
Earlier this month, it was reported that the Trump administration has been working to negotiate a deal between Israel and Hamas which would secure the safe passage of Hamas terrorists from a tunnel network deep in Israeli-controlled territory in southern Gaza.
Estimates of the number of terrorists holed up in the Rafah tunnel network ranged from 150 to 200, though Israeli forces and anti-Hamas militias have killed or captured more than three dozen in the last week.