Muhammad al-Hindi, who serves as the deputy chief of the Islamic Jihad terror group, declared that the Hamas-led factions will not hand over Israeli hostages while military operations by Israel are ongoing. He referred to these actions as “aggression.”
Al-Hindi stated that Hamas ideally seeks a broad and all-encompassing agreement that would involve a full prisoner-for-hostage exchange, though he indicated they may also consider a phased solution if necessary.
He rejected outright the Israeli demand for disarmament of the terror groups, asserting that such a move would be equivalent to beginning the forced removal of Palestinians. “This will not happen,” he said emphatically.
Al-Hindi further claimed that Israel is burdening Egyptian and Qatari mediators with unrealistic terms in order to keep fighting while trying to recover its hostages. He dismissed the possibility of such an outcome, saying again, “This will not happen.”
He also dismissed comments made by Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu about wiping out Hamas and defeating the resistance, saying those remarks are completely detached from reality.

{Matzav.com Israel}