30 IOF officers, including generals and senior Shin Bet officers, are being held in Gaza, a leadership source in Hamas told Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed.

The IOF officers are in highly secure locations, "far from the hands of the occupation, and it is impossible to reach them under any circumstances." The IOF is also concealing the identities of some of the prisoners to subdue anger within the IOF and zionist public.

This revelation comes in contrast to the IOF's claims that 20 officers are being held in Gaza, "a claim contrary to the reality." The source added that the occupation "is practicing a systematic process of misleading the 'israeli' public and the families of the prisoners held by the resistance, in order to evade the duty of liberating these prisoners."

Following the prisoner exchanges in November, the exact number of zionist prisoners in Gaza is not known. Netanyahu claims that 33 of the 129 allegedly held in Gaza have been killed, but without specifying whether they are in the IOF or their ranks within it, in a failed attempt to reduce the price the entity will pay in the exchange.

The source added Hamas commander Yahya Sinwar recently inspected the areas that saw fierce clashes between the resistance and IOF, working in his capacity as a leader in the field. "The resistance is fine," said the source.

On negotiations, the source stated that, "The only way to liberate the occupation prisoners is through serious negotiations followed by a full commitment to a ceasefire and reconstruction."

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