381 Days | Hamas Is Using His Mentally Ill Son as a Bargaining Chip With No Hope He'll Be Freed SoonHisham entered Gaza in 2015 and has been held by Hamas ever since His father has been fighting for his return for nine years but is not optimistic; 'Hamas isn't releasing him even though it contradicts Islam's attitude towards the mentally ill' 2024Get email notification for articles from Ofer Aderet FollowOct 21 2024"We regret that Hamas is using a sick person as a bargaining chip," says Sha'ban al-Sayed an infrastructure contractor from the al-Sayed tribe in Hura in south Israel's Negev is part of an almost forgotten group of Israeli hostages held by Hamas for years – long before October 7 Site developed by     Copyright © Yedioth Internet