The families of two Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have been told by Qatar that the militant group is less willing to negotiate their release following the killing of a top commander in Beirut.
The families of Avraham Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, both of whom are believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza, were informed by Qatar that the group is less willing to negotiate their release following the killing of a top commander in Beirut.
The commander, Imad Mughniyeh, was killed in a car bombing in 2008. He was a senior figure in the militant group Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran and is a close ally of Hamas.
The families were told by Qatar that Hamas is now less willing to negotiate the release of the two Israeli hostages, as it believes that Israel was behind the killing of Mughniyeh.
The families have been trying to secure the release of their loved ones for years, but have so far been unsuccessful.
The two men were both taken captive in 2014, and their families have been pleading with Hamas to release them ever since.
The families have been in contact with Qatar, which has been trying to mediate between Israel and Hamas in order to secure the release of the two men.
However, the killing of Mughniyeh has made it more difficult for Qatar to mediate, as Hamas is now less willing to negotiate.
The families of the two men have appealed to the international community to help secure the release of their loved ones.
They have also urged the Israeli government to do more to secure the release of the two men, as they believe that the government has not done enough to secure their release.
The families have said that they will continue to fight for the release of their loved ones, and will not give up hope.