Israeli captives will only be released after agreement to end Gaza war, Islamic Jihad says – Middle East Monitor

The armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement declared that Israeli captives in Gaza will not be freed except as part of a broader agreement to end the ongoing war.

In a statement, Saraya al-Quds said: “The enemy prisoners will not see the light of day except through a swap deal in which the Zionist entity [Israel] commits to ending the war.”

The group added that it, along with other resistance factions, is committed to pursuing ways to halt the…