Israel-Hamas war: Hamas official ’doesn’t know’ if hostages are alive

Hamas’s head of political and international relations has told Sky News that he doesn’t know if the 199 civilians taken hostage are still alive. In a combative interview, Dr Basem Naim said this was “impossible“ to verify because Gaza is under heavy bombardment. “We have told all the mediators we are ready to release all the civilian hostages at the time the aggression against our people is stopped,“ he told Sky News presenter Mark Austin. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: Follow us on Twitter: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTok: @skynews For more content go to and download our apps: Apple Android Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: