Surrender, leave tunnels, be imprisoned

Mediators passed the offer, which included a clause allowing return to Gaza if the terrorists disarm, to Hamas leaders, but received no response, N12 reported.

Israel submitted a proposal to Hamas through intermediaries, offering conditions that if Hamas terrorists hiding in terror tunnels in the Gaza Strip surrendered, they would be arrested and imprisoned in Israel rather than killed, N12 reported on Wednesday.

Under the reported proposal, terrorists could be offered to return to the Gaza Strip after their arrest if they promise to disarm and not engage in terrorist activities.

The mediators conveyed the message to the Hamas terrorists, but no response was given, according to the report.

“We gave the Rafah terrorists the opportunity to live and be freed. So far, they have not agreed to fulfill the conditions we set. It seems they have decided to become martyrs,” an Israeli source told N12.

This is a developing story.