Hamas rejects Netanyahu's claim military pressure helped secure captive release

Hamas rejected on Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that military pressure had helped secure the release of US-Israeli captive Edan Alexander from Gaza a day earlier. 

"The return of Edan Alexander is the result of serious communications with the US administration and the efforts of mediators, not a consequence of Israeli aggression or the illusion of military pressure," Hamas said in a statement, adding that "Netanyahu is misleading his people."