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The Palestinian Hamas group that controls Gaza cannot release hostages seized during its attack on Israel until a ceasefire is agreed, the Russian newspaper Kommersant quoted a member of a Hamas delegation visiting Moscow as saying. It cited Abu Hamid as saying Hamas needed time to locate all those taken from Israel to Gaza by various Palestinian factions in a Hamas attack on Oct. 7.

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Moscow is also seeking to evacuate its citizens and to help other countries extricate their nationals from Gaza, the embassy stated.

Representatives of Hamas met with officials in Moscow Thursday to discuss the hostages still in Hamas' possession, which include Russian citizens.