Al-Qassam Brigades the armed wing of Hamas said on Saturday that it offered to release two other female detainees for humanitarian reasons but the Israeli occupation government refused to take them.
Abu Obeida a spokesman for the al-Qassam Brigades said that the Qatari mediator was told of the group’s intention to release two Israeli women on Friday the same day it freed Americans Judith Tai Ranaan and her daughter Natalie.
&ldquoWe informed our Qatari brothers yesterday evening that we would be releasing Nourit Yitshaq and Yokhefed Lifshitz for humanitarian reasons and without expecting anything in return. However the Israeli occupation government refused to accept them&rdquo Obeida said on Telegram on Saturday.
In a later statement spokesman Abu Obeida said Hamas was still ready to free the two Israeli women on Sunday &ldquousing the same procedures&rdquo taken for the release of the Americans.
