Hamas does not want ceasefire, says Netanyahu after six hostages found dead

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the hostages had been killed in ‘cold blood’ by Hamas (Julia Nikhinson/AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed sorrow over the deaths of six hostages, saying the killings prove Hamas does not want a ceasefire deal.

He said he was heartbroken to hear the news of the deaths of the hostages, who the Israeli military earlier said had been “cruelly murdered by Hamas terrorists shortly before we reached them”.