On the night of October 11th to 12th, Arabic TV channel Al Jazeera reported that a woman with two children, previously taken hostage by Hamas militants, returned from the Gaza Strip.
The channel claims that Islamists released a group of prisoners. Video footage shows a woman and two children crossing barriers near Gaza. The men, believed to be Hamas fighters, walk away, leaving them in an open area near a fence that could be the border between Israel and Gaza.
“It is unknown when the video recording was made. The Israeli authorities have not yet commented on it,” notes Al Jazeera.
Israeli Government Press Office reported October 8 that militants kidnapped more than 100 Israelis in a Hamas attack on Israel. Israeli media wrote that, according to unofficial data, about 750 people went missing after the Hamas attack.
Hamas militants have threatened to execute Israeli hostages in response to the bombing of the Gaza Strip.
Context:
On the morning of October 7, southern and central Israel were subjected to massive rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. The leader of the Hamas military wing, Mohammed Deif, announced the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Storm. The IDF reported the infiltration of Palestinian militants from Gaza into Israeli territory through several checkpoints, as well as from the sea and from the air.
Israel responded by announcing the beginning of the counter-terrorist operation in the Gaza Strip under the name “Iron Swords”. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the country’s accession “in a long and difficult war”he promised to restore the security of Israeli citizens and expressed confidence in victory.
On October 9, the Israeli army reported that regained control of all cities on the border with the Gaza Strip, but Hamas terrorists may still remain there. At the same time, Netanyahu said that the Israeli army had eliminated “hundreds of terrorists” but “will not stop there.” “Any place where Hamas operates, will become a ruin“, said the Prime Minister of Israel.
On October 10, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant announced that his country was moving to “full offensive” on the Gaza Strip. On the same day, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced shelling from Syria.
As of October 11, as a result of a Hamas attack in Israel more than 1200 people died, about 3 thousand were injured. Ministry of Health Gaza declaresthat as a result of Israeli strikes, 950 people were killed and about 5 thousand more were injured.
According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, due to the Hamas attack on Israel, three Ukrainians were killed, nine were injured, and six are considered missing.
2023-10-11 21:55:00
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