The British-Israeli hostage released on Saturday is dead, according to Hamas’ armed wing. later on. Meanwhile, Israel says it has discovered additional tunnels in the Gaza Strip.
Popplewell’s health deteriorated “because he did not receive intensive medical care when the enemy destroyed hospitals in the Gaza Strip,” Essedine al-Qassam Brigade spokesman Abu Obeida said.
“Time is running out. “Your government is lying.”
Earlier, an 11-second recording published on Telegram showed an emaciated man with a swollen eye in front of a white-tiled wall, apparently speaking under duress. A text underneath read: “Time is running out. Your government is lying.” Representatives of the hostages identified the man as 51-year-old Popplewell from Kibbutz Nirim in southern Israel.
The hostage’s death was subsequently announced in the later published, apparently complete version of the video from which the eleven-second clip originates. AFP was initially unable to verify the authenticity of the video. Hamas has released similar hostage videos in the past, most recently in April. Israel condemns these publications as psychological warfare.
More tunnels discovered in Gaza Strip
Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari reported on Saturday that an “underground route” had been found in Zeitun, in the center of the closed coastal strip. Terrorists planned attacks on Israeli forces from here. A major military operation is taking place in the Zeitun area. According to Hagari, about thirty terrorists were killed.
Dozens of weapons have been seized from a school. A tunnel was also discovered in eastern Rafah. On Saturday evening, Israeli warplanes also attacked targets in the northern Gaza Strip, the army spokesman said. This was preceded by an evacuation of the civilian population in the morning.
Recent weeks have seen attempts by the Islamist Hamas to restore its military facilities, Hagari said. “Wherever we have information about such attempts by Hamas, we will act.”
Source: Krone
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