Rockets being fired from the Gaza Strip in the direction of Israel. (Image: AP/File)
Hamas stated its armed wing has launched two American residents, a mom and her daughter, from a minimum of 200 captives kidnapped in the course of the assaults in Israel on October 7
The Hamas militant group ruling the Gaza Strip stated on Friday that its armed wing has launched two American hostages, from a minimum of 200 kidnapped in assaults in Israel on October 7. “In response to Qatari efforts, (Ezzedine) al-Qassam Brigades released two American citizens (a mother and her daughter) for humanitarian reasons,” Hamas stated in a press release posted on Telegram.
The Islamist group didn’t element how or when the hostages have been launched. Earlier within the day, the Israeli navy stated most of these kidnapped to Gaza have been nonetheless alive. “The majority of the hostages are alive. There were also dead bodies that were taken… to the Gaza Strip,” a military assertion learn.
The navy stated greater than 20 hostages have been minors, whereas between 10 and 20 have been over the age of 60. There are additionally between 100 and 200 folks thought of lacking because the Hamas assaults, the military added.
On October 7, the militant group carried out a lethal assault on Israel, the worst within the nation’s 75-year historical past, killing greater than 1,400 folks, largely civilians. Israel has responded with a relentless bombardment that has killed a minimum of 4,137 folks within the Gaza Strip, largely civilians.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
