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Hamas buys time in hostage talks as it ups psychological war against Israel

Israel estimates that the publishing by Hamas of another video of a hostage and the demand by the group for five days of cease-fire as part of a deal to release captives, are meant for it to buy more time against the IDF ground offensive.

Palestinian fighters of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel, near the border in the central Gaza Strip on July 19, 2023. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
Palestinian fighters of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel, near the border in the central Gaza Strip on July 19, 2023. — MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images

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