Many of the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas have likely been killed in Israel’s recent retaliatory attacks on Gaza, a spokesman for the terrorist group says, claiming that the terrorists have lost track of those kidnapped.
“The fate of many of the enemy’s hostages and detainees has become unknown in recent weeks, and the rest are all in the tunnel of the unknown due to Zionist aggression,” said Abu Obeida, a Palestinian militant who acts as spokesman of the group. in a televised statement.
“Most likely, many of them have been killed recently, the rest are in great danger every hour, and the enemy’s leaders and army bear full responsibility,” he continued, according to the Times of Israel.
Obeida also stated that “several parties in the resistance fronts told Hamas that they would expand their attacks against the Israeli enemy in the coming days.”
The statement came as Israel and Hamas marked the 100th day of their savage conflict, which has killed nearly 24,000 Palestinians, including hundreds of terrorists, leveled wide swaths of the besieged Gaza Strip and driven out most of the 2.3 million of residents of the enclave of their homes.
Many of the Israeli hostages were likely killed during Israel’s retaliatory strikes on the Gaza Strip, a Hamas spokesman says. REUTERS Israelis are trying to keep up pressure on their government over the hostages with protests and memorials. REUTERS Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel sparked a war that has reportedly already killed more than 25,000 people. AFP via Getty Images
The October 7 Hamas massacre in Israel, in which the terrorists massacred nearly 1,200 people, including many civilians, and kidnapped some 240 more, sparked a brutal war between its fighters and Israel.
Hamas is believed to still have some 132 victims in captivity.
Israel has vowed to get them back, especially as the country’s leaders face growing protests from their families, including a 24-hour demonstration in Tel Aviv that began Saturday night and drew tens of thousands of supporters.
So far Israeli forces have only managed to rescue one hostage.
People take part in a protest marking one hundred days since Hamas launched its devastating attack on Israel. ZUMAPRESS.com Israel has vowed to recover the hostages as pressure mounts from the families of those kidnapped. ZUMAPRESS.com A woman waves a Palestinian flag as she sits next to a poster of Abu Obeida, spokesman for the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. AP
But more than 100 were freed during a week-long ceasefire in November in exchange for 240 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
Hamas says it will not release more until the Israel Defense Forces end their offensive.
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