Israel will not hold off on ground offensive over hostages-minister tells Bild

FRANKFURT - Israel will not hold off on a possible ground invasion of Gaza over the issue of captives being held there, Israel's energy minister told German tabloid newspaper Bild.In an interview published on Tuesday, energy minister Israel Katz said everything would be done to bring the hostages home."But that cannot hinder our actions including the ground offensive, if we decide on it," he was quoted as saying.

"Hamas wants us to deal with the captives and wants the military to not go in to eliminate their infrastructure. That will not happen," Katz added. The armed wing of Hamas said on Monday it had released two more female civilian captives on health grounds in response to Egyptian-Qatari mediation efforts.

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