The Hamas terror group says two Israeli hostages who are dual Russian citizens will be among the first to be released during an eventual hostage deal. Moussa Abu Marzouk, a Hamas politburo member, tells the RIA state news agency after talks with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov in Moscow that the release of Alexander (Sasha) Trufanov and Maxim Herkin would be a 'priority,' but only as part of a ceasefire deal and an exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
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