Prisoner swap only contingent on Gaza ceasefire, Hamas says

A prisoner exchange would only be possible following the establishment of a ceasefire, senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said on Tuesday.

"We say to Washington, what is more important than sending aid (to Gaza) is stopping its supply of weapons to Israel," he told a press conference in Beirut.

This follows US President Joe Biden's comments that a potential for a ceasefire is contingent upon hostage release.