Palestinian terrorists considering moving hostages to Gaza City to deter IDF offensive
Asharq al-Awsat’s report, based in Sauvre, based in London, is based on sources of terrorist groups.
Palestinian terrorist groups, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, are considering a hostage transfer plan in Gaza City in order to dissuade the offensive and the occupation of the region of the region, according to a Sunday report from London Saudi, based in London Saudi Asharq al-Awsat.
The point of sale report is based on sources of terrorist groups, which have been mentioned anonymously.
The sources have pointed out from the point of view that the plan is still taken into account and that no decision has been made, but it is explored in order to put pressure on Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prevent invade and occupy the region by linking the decision with the fate of the 20 living hosts still held in terrorist captivity.
The proposal has already been discussed by the leaders of terrorist factions “at the higher levels inside and outside” of the enclave, according to sources.
The sources said that the policy of terrorist groups was to keep the hostages alive as much as possible in order to exchange them for Palestinian prisoners and to conclude a cease-fire agreement.
The Palestinians, moved by the Israeli offensive, the shelter in a tent camp while the Israeli army is preparing to move residents in the south of Gaza, in Gaza City on August 17, 2025. (Credit: Reuters / Dawoud Abu Alkas)
They also claimed that hostages’ kidnappers have often deprived themselves of food in order to keep hostages alive. Israel, however, disputes that.
“There are no more options in the face of Israeli arrogance and crimes committed against defenseless citizens and the systematic destruction of their homes, except to make extraordinary decisions to emphasize that the Palestinian blood will not remain the only sandblood,” said a source cited by the debate.
The lives of Israeli hostages are not more precious than the “blood of our people”, says the source of terrorism
“Its price must be raised, not only will the lives of soldiers entering the city, but also the life of Israeli hostages, which, in our view, are not more precious than the blood of our people,” they added.
“We cannot remain lazily in the face of these continuous Israeli crimes against our people, and the attempt to force them again from their homes in order to take control of Gaza City and its North, and to impose a new reality in their future,” they continued.
“We are convinced that Netanyahu and her ministers do not care about the life of their captives, but at the same time, we cannot agree to sacrifice the life of our citizens or to make them pay the price alone,” said another source.
