Hamas denies ties with abducted engineer
Hamas has denied all ties with Dirar Abu Sisi, a Palestinian engineer abducted in Ukraine and being held by Israel. Spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said that "Abu Sisi stressed today in court that he has no ties with Hamas".
Abu Zuhri also denied claims made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said Abu Sisi belongs to the group, calling this "an attempt to cover up Israel's crime of kidnapping him from Ukraine". (Elior Levy)
