Hundreds of hostages are still in the hands of radical Islamist Hamas – the terrorist organization has now announced the release of foreign prisoners “in the coming days”.
The armed wing of Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, has announced the imminent release of several foreign hostages. “We have informed the mediators that we will release a certain number of foreigners in the coming days,” Abu Obeida, spokesman for the Essedin al-Kassam Brigade, said in a televised address on Tuesday.
About 240 hostages in the hands of terrorists
Hamas fighters took about 240 hostages during their attack on Israel on October 7. The militant Palestinian organization has now released four of the abductees, and on Monday a kidnapped female soldier was released by the army.
Meanwhile, Israel continues to deploy its ground forces in the Gaza Strip. Within 24 hours, approximately 300 targets were attacked and dozens of terrorists killed. Israeli soldiers are in “different parts of the northern Gaza Strip,” army spokesman Jonathan Conricus said on Tuesday. Two Israeli soldiers were killed in fighting on Tuesday.
“Heavy fighting” deep in the Gaza Strip
Two other forces were reportedly seriously injured during the fighting. The Israeli army had previously reported “heavy fighting” with Hamas “deep in” the Gaza Strip. The military said dozens of Hamas fighters had been killed in recent hours. Israeli forces hit, among other things, Hamas “cells” responsible for firing anti-tank missiles, the report said. They also seized numerous weapons and explosives.
The Essedin al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, reported ambushed Israeli forces in the Al-Tawam area in the northern Palestinian territory and opened fire on advancing military vehicles. Army spokesman Conricus had earlier said that heavily armored vehicles, tanks, armored fighting vehicles and bulldozers had been moved into the Gaza Strip. He said he understood that the humanitarian situation in the densely populated coastal strip was difficult. However, this is not the fault of the Israeli army.
Air strikes against 300 targets
In addition, the army said Tuesday it carried out airstrikes on about 300 targets in the Gaza Strip. These include rocket launch pads and “military positions in underground tunnels of the terrorist organization Hamas.” “Terrorists” were killed.
The Palestinian Red Crescent reported Israeli shelling near one of its hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip, where about 14,000 civilians had sought shelter. “Continued artillery and airstrikes in the Tel al-Hawa area of the Gaza Strip, where al-Kuds hospital is located,” the organization said. Israel accuses Hamas of hiding its “command centers” beneath hospitals and using civilians as “human shields.” Hamas rejects this.
Source: Krone
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