Hamas vows to release more hostages in ‘coming days’
- October 31, 2023
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Abu Obeida, a spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, said on Tuesday that “in the coming days” They are going
Abu Obeida, a spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, said on Tuesday that “in the coming days” They are going to release “more hostages” which they took during the October 7 attack on Israel.
“We informed the intermediaries that We will release several hostages in the coming daysin accordance with our desire not to keep them in Gaza,” Abu Obeida said in a televised address.
Two Mexicans Ilana Gritsevski and Orion Hernandez, They have been held hostage by Hamas armed groups since October 7 last year. The Mexican government said it was doing “everything in its power” to free its compatriots.
The spokesman, who did not provide further details on the matter, rejected Israeli information that they had yesterday released a soldier held by the Islamist group since the 7th, and stressed that They deny that Israeli soldiers “reached the prisoners in the hands of al-Qassam.”
“If this were true, this could happen to individual parties, including the Gazans holding the hostages,” Abu Obeida noted.
A woman released by Hamas.
He added that if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasts about the release of a kidnapped man a month later, “that means It will take 20 years to free the remaining prisoners in the Gaza Strip.“.
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According to the Israeli army, Currently, 240 people have been kidnapped in the Gaza Strip.which were captured by Hamas and other Palestinian militias in the October 7 attack on Israel, which also killed 1,400 people and injured more than 5,400.
In revenge, That same day, Israel began bombing the Gaza Strip.and expanded their ground operations last Friday, resulting in 8,500 deaths and more than 21,500 injuries, according to Gaza authorities.
Mexicans kidnapped by Hamas
Abu Obeida emphasized that The Israeli army decided to “invade the sector by land”following the adoption of a “scorched earth” policy that resulted in enormous destruction through land, air and naval bombardment.
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He stated that since the start of the Israeli ground offensive They responded and defended on all fronts. and that they are still engaged in “violent and direct” confrontation.
In this sense, Abu Obeida assured that the Al-Qassam Brigades They destroyed 22 Israeli military vehicles. with 22 anti-tank shells and emphasized that for the first time in this battle they used “zero-range” bombs against tanks.
(according to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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