Al-Qassam Brigades military spokesman Abu Obeida said, "Half of the living enemy prisoners are in areas the occupation requested to be evacuated in recent days."

He added, "We decided not to transfer enemy prisoners from these areas and to keep them under strict security measures, but they are extremely dangerous to their lives."

He continued: "If the enemy is concerned about the lives of the prisoners, it must immediately negotiate their evacuation or release. He who gives warning is excused."

He pointed out that Benjamin Netanyahu's government bears full responsibility for the prisoners' lives, and that if it were concerned about them, it would have adhered to the agreement it signed in January.