The families of some hostages issued an urgent appeal for a meeting with Netanyahu and the Defense Minister this Saturday, amid fears for the safety of their loved ones as a new phase of Israel’s military operation in Gaza has entered.
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuis reunited with the families of the 229 kidnapped of the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas in the attack on Israel on the 7thhis office said in a statement this Saturday.
The families of some of the hostages issued an urgent appeal this Saturday for a meeting with Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and the other members of the war cabinet, amid fears for the safety of their loved ones as they are embroiled in a new phase of the Israeli military operation in Gazawith the intensification of bombing and the arrival by land of infantry troops with tanks and mechanized units.
Last night was the worst since the start of Israel’s war against Hamas, with massive bombing of the Islamist group’s tunnels and bunkers in the northern part of the enclave and the arrival of ground troops.
Hamas announced the day before that the bombings had already caused the deaths of at least fifty hostages.
A total of 7,703 people have died in Gaza and 18,967 have been injured by Israel’s bombings since three weeks ago, a surprise Hamas raid on Israeli territory killed 1,400 people. Another 229 were kidnapped and have remained in the hands of the Islamist group ever since.
Source: EITB
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