The army alleged that the hostages were killed by Hamas while in captivity. However, a senior Hamas official stated on Sunday that the hostages were killed as a result of ongoing Israeli airstrikes on the Strip.

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    “Israel would not rest until it catches those responsible for the murdering of six hostages,” Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.

    Unless they were killed by Israel. Then we pretend it never happened. Well, maybe we’ll say oops if we really can’t deny it was our fault.

    Why would Hamas kill the only leverage they have?