We will not rest until we close down occupation jails

The Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said that it will not rest until occupation jails are closed behind the last Palestinian captive.

In a statement by its spokesman, Abu Obaida, on Tuesday after the completion of the first stage of the prisoner exchange deal: “One chapter of this epic [fight for freedom] which we pledged we would complete. There are however other chapters which we intend to complete.”

“Our heroic negotiators spent strenuous efforts, but the complications that accompanied these negotiations from the start meant that some captives who spent long years in occupation jails were left behind in the cells of the Zionist executioner.”

The Brigades said in a strong message the zionist israeli people that their government has burdened them when it decided to refuse to release some captives who spent long years behind bars and are suffering various illnesses as a result.

The Brigades said that the capture of the soldier which was dubbed (the dissipated illusion) has resulted in removing the illusions of the enemy and those in its orbit. Then this battle was followed by a five-year long security battle to keep the captive safe.

The Brigades added that despite the fact that we treated the zionist israeli captive well, in accordance with the teachings of our religion, the zionist israeli occupation tortured and abused Palestinian captives and dealt with them in a vindictive manner and with the blessing of some countries that call themselves civilised.