Hamas has released a message stating that the prisoners will not "return alive" from the Gaza Strip unless Israel stops its attacks. In Hamas' written message addressed to the Israeli people and associated with a video, it states, "The decision is yours... If the attacks stop, the prisoners will return alive." The statement also says, "Every day Netanyahu remains in power could mean a new coffin." 6 RED X MARKS DRAW ATTENTIONThe video also includes 6 red "X" marks referring to the 6 prisoners whose fate remains unknown if the attacks continue. The video concludes with the statement, "The decision is yours." NETANYAHU HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF THE PRISONERSThe Israeli army announced that the bodies of 6 Israeli prisoners were found in a tunnel in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. The platform formed by the families of the Israeli prisoners held in Gaza previously held Netanyahu responsible for the prisoners' deaths, accusing him of continuing the occupation in the Philadelphi Corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border and undermining prisoner exchange agreements.
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