CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas’ armed wing stated on Friday that Israelis taken hostage by the militants on Oct. 7 had suffered many losses and that people who had been alive had been residing in extraordinarily tough situations.
Hamas militants killed 1,200 individuals in southern Israel and kidnapped not less than 250 of their October incursion, in keeping with Israeli tallies. Israel has responded with a army assault on the Gaza Strip that has killed greater than 28,000 Palestinians, in keeping with the Hamas-run well being ministry.
Throughout a week-long truce in late November, Hamas freed greater than 100 Israeli and international hostages in change for Israel releasing about 240 Palestinian prisoners.
“Losses amongst (Israeli hostages) have turn into many whereas different hostages stay in extraordinarily tough situations,” Hamas’ armed wing spokesman Abu Obeida stated in an audio message.
“We warned dozens of occasions concerning the risks to which their hostages are being uncovered. We did not need the scenario to achieve this stage, however (Israel’s) management ignored us,” he stated.
“For months, we tried to guard and take care of the lives of those hostages, as it’s our prime humanitarian purpose to liberate our personal prisoners and to grasp the legit rights of our individuals.”
Israel’s chief army spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, stated on Tuesday that 31 of the remaining hostages held by Hamas in Gaza had been lifeless.
Israel has stated 136 hostages are nonetheless being held in Gaza.
The Palestinian Prisoners Membership, which paperwork and cares for all Palestinian detainees, issued an announcement on Tuesday saying the variety of Palestinians who’ve been arrested since Oct. 7 had reached 7,000.
(Reporting by Ahmed Tolba, Nidal Al Mughrabi, Writing by Adam Makary; Enhancing by Alison Williams and Nick Macfie)
